A Rational Socialist: Going Home: Recent Episodes
John
Exploring current issues from the perspective of utilitarian socialism, which to some degree is going back home to the roots of socialism.
A discussion of the phenomenon of those who adopt a Neo-Marxist belief system and its associated Woke Ideology who accept powerful entities and individuals as allies in their fight against "Oppression" when these allies are actually some of the most oppressive actors on the planet
Discussion of likely future developments if current trends continue, with the middle class dwindling to nothing providing a dark future for most while the plutocrats take full control and create an economy based on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Discussion of the differences between today's popular Neo-Marxism and the original Marxism proposed by Karl Marx, pointing out that the current success of Neo-Marxism is due to the support of various elites who find it to be a much less threatening alternative to the original.
Discussion of our current predicament in that we need a world government in the not-too-distant future to avoid cataclysmic conflict, but that allowing today's powerful elites to consolidate power and achieve world government soon would be catastrophic, in part because today's Left which is attempting to partner with such elites has been so corrupted and co-opted by them.
Discussion of the Biden administration and its allies effectively putting an end to traditional representative democracy and considering whether that form of government is viable in the coming age of Artificial Intelligence and runaway technological development.
Discussing the concepts of determinism and free will from a particular socialist perspective, taking into account the inter-connectedness of the world and the chains of causation that all events and actions are a part of.
Discussing some of the risks of radical social change and the possible impact on the sustainability of a society
Discussion of the need for a transition to a global socialist government because of the requirement to maintain human control over Artificial Intelligence and of some possible approaches to address the troubling issues that arise from such a transition.
Discussion of the the dangers of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and why only with a Socialist government can we survive the coming AI revolution
Examining the Cultural Marxist political philosophy and movement and comparing a Cultural Marxist system with the traditional US system
Discussion of how narratives, based on underlying models of the world, shape the population's beliefs and values and how the dominant gangs control the narratives in any society
Brief discussion of the last half-century of the Democratic Party and how the party has failed to be true to the foundational ideas of the Left.
Introducing the ideas to be discussed in future episodes of the podcast, including the foundation of the rational socialist perspective, which involves recognizing feedback loops and promoting those that have positive impacts with life-affirming repercussions and discouraging those with negative impacts, and which to some extent is returning to the roots of socialism, or "going home." Also, presenting a brief discussion of the political climate and the presidential election from the rational socialist perspective.