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Thoughts on Third Worldism? (lemmygrad.ml)

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I have often heard ultra-lefts describe Marxists who oppose settler-colonialism and uphold AES as being "Third Worldists".

Looking at what people like Jason Unruhe have to say about the topic, Third Worldism does not seem entirely baseless (e.g. the proletariat in the imperial core more often being labor aristocrats).

So, what are our thoughts on Third Worldism?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Wait, from the perspective of a Third Worldist, isn’t Perry Anderson’s Western Marxism precisely the problem? That’s at least what I gathered, without having read Losurdo specifically, from reviews of his work such as this one https://monthlyreview.org/press/201187/

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

yes, it's precisely that. its like recommending kautsky after mentioning lenin.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Wdym

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I've heard mixed things, good and bad, and that's why I (partly) intend to read it, but keep in mind that Monthly Review, while good, isn't the only authority on Marxism-Leninism.

I will give you my thoughts and report back on the book; at the very least, Perry Anderson has been quite critical of Western Marxism.