Category Archives: Philosophy

Socialist Library (2) The Communist Manifesto (2)

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Red Star Vanguard

by ~popov89 Chapter three sees Marx and Engels deal with previous forms of socialism and flawed ideologies. Feudal socialism is detailed as being where the old elements of the landed gentry, the old exploiters, rally against the new industrial bourgeois. … Continue reading →

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Socialist Library (2) The Communist Manifesto (1)

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Red Star Vanguard

by ~popov89 I’ve been foolish more times than I care to mention of jumping too far down a hole without looking. It’s for this reason that for the second issue of The Socialist Library I’ll be discussing The Communist Manifesto … Continue reading →

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Socialist Library (1) Socialism and man in Cuba

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Red Star Vanguard

by ~popov89 “Socialism and man in Cuba” is a tremendous little essay on how socialists should strive to achieve their ends. Che Guevara gives an insightful view on the use of culture, the younger generation’s role in the revolution and … Continue reading →

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A Red Machiavellian: Part 3

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Red Star Vanguard

by DeathlessLegends13 Today we shall deal with Machiavelli’s Idea that the burden of creating a new republican institutions is up to  one man with absolute power. Yes, that is right. To lay the foundations of a republic, Machiavelli says that one … Continue reading →

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A Red Machiavellian: Part 2

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Red Star Vanguard

Written by DeathlessLegends In this chapter we will deal with the dark side of of accusation, primarily calumny, or libel  as we know it. Calumny, Machiavelli states, is the result of a lack of ability to impeach their officers. Thus, they … Continue reading →

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A Red Machiavellian: Part 1

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Red Star Vanguard

by ~DeathlessLegends13 This begins the first of many essays on Machiavelli’s “Discourses on Livy”. Machiavelli wrote  this book to create a realistic method of keeping a republic without loosing liberty from within or without. I will be using certain chapters and … Continue reading →

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Marxist IR Theories

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Red Star Vanguard

Since the Foundation of Marxist ideology, it can be said that it has found a place in almost any form of thought. Marxist history, Marxist Economy, Marxist Politics, the list goes on. It has also found a spot in International … Continue reading →

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Why the Dalai Lama is Not a Marxist

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Red Star Vanguard

The earlier Dalai Lamas were known to seize monasteries who didn’t belong to their sect, party, lived lavishly, and have destroyed Buddhist writings that contradicted their sayings. The history of the Dalai Lama was riddled with decadent hypocrisy. The Tibetan … Continue reading →

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The State and Socialist Economics

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Red Star Vanguard

When a workers state is created, new tasks are developed and must be accomplished. These tasks are particularly related to the realm of economics, as economic stability is crucial to maintaining a socialist state. The role of the state in … Continue reading →

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Business Cycles

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Red Star Vanguard

We often hear the phrase “business cycle,” or “economic cycle” being thrown around as a buzzword by mainstream economists, but what does this mean? More importantly, are the commercial economists on television correctly using and understanding the word? The fact … Continue reading →

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