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We're back to our study of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics this episode! This time we're looking at some defining features of a Socialist Society as determined by Marx and Engels. We then take explore how various socialist leaders including Lenin, Stalin, Mao, and Deng constructing these features while considering differences in their societies' levels of historical development, with particular attention paid to commodity exchange. Social Media: Twitter - @thispodispropa Instagram - @thispodispropaganda Youtube - This Podcast is Propaganda  Email - [email protected] Libsyn Page - www.thispodispropaganda.libsyn.com Want to Support the Podcast? You can visit the Pod's Patreon Page: Patreon Link - https://www.patreon.com/thispodispropaganda Comment, rate, and share the Podcast to support the project! Show Notes: Marxism and Socialism with Chinese Characteristics by Jin Huiming 

I just couldn't help myself... I know we're supposed to be continuing our study of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, but with shit poppin' off between the Canadian Government and the so-called "Trucker" Convoy, I had to make this episode a deep dive. I mean a DEEEEEP dive, this is a whopper of a 2.5 hour episode covering both the history of the Convoy Protest and the recently enacted Emergencies Act by PM Justin Trudeau, effectively suspending Canadians' Charter Rights across the country. ...... EPISODE NOTE: If you want to skip over the timeline of the protest and focus on analysis of the Emergencies Act jump to 1 Hour 45 Minutes. ...... Topics Covered in this Episode: 1. The Timeline "Trucker Convoy" 2. Shady Protest Leaders/Organizers 3. Who's Funding the Protest? & the GiveSendGo Hack 4. American Funding & Influence in the Protest 5. The Economic Impact of the Blockades 6. The Weapons Bust & Armed Protestors in Alberta 7. Analyzing the Emergencies Act 8. The Communist Party of Canada's Criticism of the Emergencies Act   We wrap up the episode with some things to think about like... What can we learn from the Canadian State's response to this major disruptive event? How would a Proletarian Government respond to foreign funded and supported protests based on misinformation? Social Media: Twitter - @thispodispropa Instagram - @thispodispropaganda Youtube - This Podcast is Propaganda  Email - [email protected] Libsyn Page -www.thispodispropaganda.libsyn.com Want to Support the Podcast? You can visit the Pod's Patreon Page: Patreon Link - https://www.patreon.com/thispodispropaganda Comment, rate, and share the Podcast to support the project! Show Notes: https://communist-party.ca/no-to-the-emergencies-act/ https://gowans.blog/2022/02/10/the-occupation-of-ottawa-is-a-far-right-assault-on-labor-and-democracy/ https://fortune.com/2022/02/16/canada-freedom-convoy-protests-whats-happening/ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the-decibel/article-the-top-leaders-of-the-freedom-convoy-protest/ https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/the-occupation-of-ottawa-a-timeline https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/e-4.5/page-1.html  https://legerhttps://leger360.com/surveys/legers-north-american-tracker-february-8-2022/360.com/  https://globalnews.ca/news/8543281/covid-trucker-convoy-organizers-hate/  https://twitter.com/VestsCanada/status/1159997274900041729  https://www.nationalobserver.com/2022/02/16/news/meet-some-wealthy-canadians-who-donated-trucker-convoy  https://twitter.com/AmarAmarasingam/status/1493094828531462146 https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/the-occupation-of-ottawa-a-timeline  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/15/canada-emergencies-act-what-power-does-it-give-justin-trudeau  

We're back! After an extended break, I've finally recorded another episode. We're taking a short break from our study of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics and discussing a couple current events: 1. Rising Tension on the Russia/Ukraine Border 2. The Trucker Protests in Canada and their reactionary roots Next week we'll continue our deep dive into Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, but for now, damn it feels good to be back! Social Media: Twitter - @thispodispropa Instagram - @thispodispropaganda Youtube - This Podcast is Propaganda  Email - [email protected] Libsyn Page -www.thispodispropaganda.libsyn.com Want to Support the Podcast? You can visit the Pod's Patreon Page: Patreon Link - https://www.patreon.com/thispodispropaganda Comment, rate, and share the Podcast to support the project!

Episode Note: I've been mistakenly referring to Professor Jin as Professor Huiming (first name) for the first several episodes, I've corrected it starting here (thanks to the listener who informed me of the mistake on twitter!) We're back into Professor Jin Huiming's Marxism and Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, continuing our bottom up exploration of basic concepts and aspects of Marxism on our way to studying Socialism with Chinese Characteristics. This week we're looking at the material and ideological foundations and personal transformations that led to the creation Marx and Engels's theory of Scientific Socialism. Social Media: Twitter - @thispodispropa Instagram - @thispodispropaganda Youtube - This Podcast is Propaganda  Email - [email protected] Libsyn Page -www.thispodispropaganda.libsyn.com Want to Support the Podcast? You can visit the Pod's Patreon Page: Patreon Link - https://www.patreon.com/thispodispropaganda Comment, rate, and share the Podcast to support the project! Show Notes: Marxism and Socialism with Chinese Characteristics by Jin Huiming 

I told you last episode this was going to be a big one, so big in fact it took me a week longer than anticipated to put it together. In this episode I continue our reading of Chapter 2 of Professor Jin Huiming's text Marxism and Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, and our analysis of the concept of a historical Epoch. We delve further into this concept by examining Lenin, Stalin, Mao, and Deng's perspectives on Epochs, historical stages, and eras, and finish by examining the current era. Social Media: Twitter - @thispodispropa Instagram - @thispodispropaganda Youtube - This Podcast is Propaganda  Email - [email protected] Libsyn Page -www.thispodispropaganda.libsyn.com Want to Support the Podcast? You can visit the Pod's Patreon Page: Patreon Link - https://www.patreon.com/thispodispropaganda Comment, rate, and share the Podcast to support the project! Show Notes: Marxism and Socialism with Chinese Characteristics by Jin Huiming 

What is an epoch? What drives the transition between them? In this this episode I continue our analysis of Marxism and Socialism with Chinese Characteristics by Professor Jin Huiming and delve into Chapter 2.  We look at Marx and Engels early views of developmental stages of human society and how it formed into a scientific understanding of human epochs and the driving forces between them. Social Media: Twitter - @thispodispropa Instagram - @thispodispropaganda Youtube - This Podcast is Propaganda  Email - [email protected] Libsyn Page -www.thispodispropaganda.libsyn.com Want to Support the Podcast? You can visit the Pod's Patreon Page: Patreon Link - https://www.patreon.com/thispodispropaganda Comment, rate, and share the Podcast to support the project! Show Notes: Marxism and Socialism with Chinese Characteristics by Jin Huiming   

This week we finish Chapter 1 of Marxism and Socialism with Chinese Characteristics by Prof. Jin Huiming. We examine "The Basic Tenets and Scientific System of Marxism", and the Professor provides us with a bunch of very useful, easy-to-study lists of the basic tenets and key features of Marxism and a brief overview of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics. Social Media: Twitter - @thispodispropa Instagram - @thispodispropaganda Youtube - This Podcast is Propaganda  Email - [email protected] Libsyn Page -www.thispodispropaganda.libsyn.com Want to Support the Podcast? You can visit the Pod's Patreon Page: Patreon Link - https://www.patreon.com/thispodispropaganda Comment, rate, and share the Podcast to support the project! Show Notes: Marxism and Socialism with Chinese Characteristics by Jin Huiming   

The first episode of Season 2 is here! Starting this season I am analyzing the text Marxism and Socialism with Chinese Characteristics by Professor Jin Huiming. In this first episode we go through and discuss the key ideas from sections 1.1-1.2, focusing on the emergence of Marxism as an ideology and it's construction into the ideological weapon of the working class through several key stages of it's development. Social Media: Twitter - @thispodispropa Instagram - @thispodispropaganda Youtube - This Podcast is Propaganda  Email - [email protected] Libsyn Page -www.thispodispropaganda.libsyn.com Want to Support the Podcast? You can visit the Pod's Patreon Page: Patreon Link - https://www.patreon.com/thispodispropaganda Comment, rate, and share the Podcast to support the project! Show Notes: Marxism and Socialism with Chinese Characteristics by Jin Huiming     

We're back! Don't get too excited, this isn't a full episode, but it is the teaser and introduction for Season 2 of This Podcast is Propaganda. In Season 2 I'm going to be taking a deep dive into the Actually Existing Socialism (AES) occurring in China under the CPC's program of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics. Over the upcoming episodes of Season 2, I'm going to learn with you as we read and analyze sources like Marxism and Socialism with Chinese Characteristics by Jin Huiming, and Volume I - III of The Governance of China by Xi Jinping. I'm beyond excited to start this journey with you all, and I appreciate your attention and support more than you could ever imagine! Talk soon Comrades. Social Media: Twitter - @thispodispropa Instagram - @thispodispropaganda Youtube - This Podcast is Propaganda  Email - [email protected] Libsyn Page -www.thispodispropaganda.libsyn.com Want to Support the Podcast? You can visit the Pod's Patreon Page: Patreon Link - https://www.patreon.com/thispodispropaganda Comment, rate, and share the Podcast to support the project! Show Notes Bay Area451 - Socialism with Chinese Characteristics (Youtube)

Back again with the final part of our multi-episode series on reactionary Evangelical Christianity in the U.S. In this episode, I finish analyzing the essay "The Integration of Theory and Action", the revolutionary call to action published by Eric Heubeck, in an effort to organize a quasi-Leninist socially conservative movement to seize control of American society. This is a great read, fun episode, and we find some explicit calls by the author for "New Traditionalists" to study revolutionary literature, theory, and strategy for the own political program. Social Media: Twitter - @thispodispropa Instagram - @thispodispropaganda Youtube - This Podcast is Propaganda  Email - [email protected] Libsyn Page -www.thispodispropaganda.libsyn.com Want to Support the Podcast? You can visit the Pod's Patreon Page: Patreon Link - https://www.patreon.com/thispodispropaganda Comment, rate, and share the Podcast to support the project! Show Notes: Jesus and John Wayne - Kristin Du Mez The Power Worshippers - Katherine Stewart Netflix - The Family