Very interesting. I love the way you pull your sources together into a coherent whole: thanx from Australia
@gabrielmarquez4029
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for this analysis. I was in the 2020 protest and have spent much time trying to understand the pitfalls. I see many of the same patterns emerging now unfortunately.
@danielberkowitz3524
4 ай бұрын
Well, they can start by not wearing Elmo suits.
@StevePM42
3 ай бұрын
So lets do nothing about protesting Israel's genocide? Edit: I understand Doug didn't directly say this, but the implication of this video seems to be that joining mass protests on its own is misguided. Doug joined protests against the Iraq war. Regarding the protests against the current genocide there has been a lot of critical discussion on this channel. With that in mind is it Doug's opinion that people shouldn't join these protests? I have attended some of these protests although in another country. Is this a wrong approach for a Socialist/Marxist?
@alanabdollahzadeh
3 ай бұрын
Did Doug say that?
@StevePM42
3 ай бұрын
@@alanabdollahzadehI wondered what his opinion was. Notice it's a question?
@sublationmedia
3 ай бұрын
Today's livestream will be about the protests and how i think they should be understood, what the political import of the protests might be and the dangers involved. But, I'll tell you know what I think. The excercise of the right to assemble and to express dissent must be maintained and it is for this reason that the current protests are important and must be supported. The reaction of the state to the protests exposes how even the bare rights are under threat. If the protesters were to recognize themselves as representing society as it is against the state and if a desire for self-government and the suppression of the capitalist state were to grow out of these protests, a desire that made room for debate and thinking internally, then the protests might lead somewhere. As it stands now the protests appear to be remaining at the level of the 2003 "Not in Our Name" protests, or worse to be pro-war protests.
@StevePM42
3 ай бұрын
@@sublationmediaThanks for replying.
@chrisoleson9570
4 ай бұрын
What's the source of the opening sci-fi movie scene?
@sublationmedia
4 ай бұрын
I found a bunch of old Sci-Fi films in the public domain a few years ago and used them in these videos. Wish I could remember the name for you, but I've forgotten.
@cyberneticqualanaut7207
4 ай бұрын
So .... This is being re-released in 2024 ... Are you reviewing this as a comparison to the encampments on college campuses?
@cyberneticqualanaut7207
4 ай бұрын
The real comparison is to OccupyWallStreet, which fizzled out. BLM protests were mostly peaceful but triggered riots. January 6th was a violent insurrection. OccupyWallStreet was entirely peaceful and those who participated essentially just set up encampments, just as students are doing now. These students will be leaving soon for summer break. So this will be over soon.
@sublationmedia
4 ай бұрын
I rereleased it because I thought it was relevant in today's context. Especially as both rounds of major protests involved an election year. Do you think there are other ways that a comparison might be helpful?
@cyberneticqualanaut7207
4 ай бұрын
I think it compares more closely with OccupyWallStreet, because the college encampments are peaceful and involve tents. BLM resulted in riots. January 6th was a riot.
@cyberneticqualanaut7207
4 ай бұрын
Internally to the OccupyWallStreet, there were group dynamics that ultimately led to failure of the experiment. A different dynamic in the encampments will lead to their failure as well.
@sublationmedia
4 ай бұрын
@@cyberneticqualanaut7207 Can you describe the dynamic?
@Djordj69
3 ай бұрын
exellent, show! though my suspician remains ! better than nothing,maybe ! 1
@rextopher
4 ай бұрын
BOOB!
@emotube14
3 ай бұрын
Adorno is Reactionary
@sublationmedia
3 ай бұрын
Nah.
@interrogative2607
3 ай бұрын
Neoliberal university? How are today's universities neoliberal? Where are they advocating for widespread deregulation of the markets?
@SlickSimulacrum
3 ай бұрын
#UnKochMyCampus Clearly you don't know...
@alanabdollahzadeh
3 ай бұрын
Very reductive definition of neoliberalism.
@AnnoyingCitizen
3 ай бұрын
How dare you
@sublationmedia
3 ай бұрын
Since the late 90s (at the latest) the public university system became consumer oriented and more reliant on private donations and tuitions. Here's a link to an article that explains how neoliberalism changed the public university system. marxistsociology.org/2021/10/neoliberalism-and-the-crisis-of-higher-education/
@interrogative2607
3 ай бұрын
@sublationmedia I mean, you're totally right that universities are profit driven... but take a prominent neoliberal like Milton Friedman and have him (posthumously) provide a speech for the students about "free markets" and he'd be laughed off the campus by both the faculty and students. One can run a business but still advocate for mixed economies, thus separating yourself from neoliberalism. Am I incorrect in equating neoliberalism with classical liberalism?
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