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Unfortunately it'll only be for 6 months due to the Antarctic polar night, but still, the old world is dying

Random twitter thread that popped up for me. That first link, to the reddit post about some random dude in Oregon who thinks he has bird flu - giving me real late 2019 flashbacks. I remember back then when we all still thought it was contained in China (or maybe it had been confirmed in Washington state at that point - can't remember) some reddit post from a guy in NYC who was absolutely sure he had Covid but there were no tests available and his doctor was telling him to just stay home and not leave the house. Don't remember exactly when that was but I feel like late 2019...a harbinger of things to come.

I've been enjoying reading Krupskaya's works on education and how to study (e.g. How Lenin Studied Marx). I'm wondering if there's anything similar in the Marxist canon (or just worth reading for Marxists in general) on the subject of study and self-education. I'll try to compile the Krupskaya I've been reading in an edit.

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The Organization of Self Education

General Rules for Independent Study

How Lenin Studied Marx

Unfortunately that's all I could find online

have to justify the attack on Lebanon somehow

also why don't we have a burning Israeli flag emoji?

Pretty sure vaccines did eradicate rubella

Actually getting measles helps your brain grow

In the popular understanding of Marxism there is a mode of production that comes before capitalism which is the feudal mode of production. Recently though I've been seeing (and it seems it's been a debate for awhile) things about how feudalism doesn't actually exist, which seems to come from two authors: Susan Reynolds and another woman who I can't remember. Of course then it will often be said "well feudalism in its Marxist sense exists, this is referring to the non-marxist use of 'feudalism.'" The main thesis seems to be (as far as I can understand) that there was no standard of "feudalism" and what is referred to as "feudalism" differs greatly across time and geography.

I'm wondering if someone who knows more about this can help me square this Marxist theory (which I also understand I don't have a great handle on either). But does this call certain aspects of Marxism into question - namely this idea of feudalism synthesizing into capitalism? Does the Marxist historiography of the Middle Ages through the Early Modern period need to be reworked? Although it seems the "feudalism does not exist" theory specifically excludes Marxism - so what is the difference then between the Marxist and non-Marxist understanding of feudalism? And further, if feudalism doesn't exist, what is the feudal mode of production? Hoping there's someone here who can help provide insight into any of these questions. Thanks.

Bonus: Czechoslovakia also passed a law specifically confiscating the land of one single wealthy family