If we discarded every source that had a liberal or capitalist slant, we would effectively have to stop reading 99% of Western media. We would be blinding ourselves to the very mechanisms we are trying to dismantle. We are adults with functioning brains. We possess the capacity for critical analysis. We should be able to read a piece of liberal slop, identify the ideological framing, strip it away, and analyze the material conditions they are reporting on or trying to obscure.
From a dialectical perspective, it’s useful to read western media because it is the mouthpiece of the ruling class. It tells you exactly what capital is thinking, what they are afraid of, and how they are strategizing to protect their interests. You cannot effectively dismantle an argument if you refuse to understand its internal structure and logic.
Running away from information because it doesn’t align with your worldview is what liberals do when they retreat into their MSNBC bubbles. As communists, we should be secure enough in our own position to read sources we abhor, understand them, and approach their claims from a position of knowledge. Ruthless criticism of all that exists includes reading the media from occupied Korea.
The fact that it is Occupied Korea media should make you be very skeptical of whatever they write. Don’t take anything there at face value. But you should nonetheless be aware of what they write, if for no other reason than to know what propaganda your enemy is disseminating.
I did not join Lemmygrad to be linked to Occupied Korean propaganda media. What the fuck is this.
If we discarded every source that had a liberal or capitalist slant, we would effectively have to stop reading 99% of Western media. We would be blinding ourselves to the very mechanisms we are trying to dismantle. We are adults with functioning brains. We possess the capacity for critical analysis. We should be able to read a piece of liberal slop, identify the ideological framing, strip it away, and analyze the material conditions they are reporting on or trying to obscure.
From a dialectical perspective, it’s useful to read western media because it is the mouthpiece of the ruling class. It tells you exactly what capital is thinking, what they are afraid of, and how they are strategizing to protect their interests. You cannot effectively dismantle an argument if you refuse to understand its internal structure and logic.
Running away from information because it doesn’t align with your worldview is what liberals do when they retreat into their MSNBC bubbles. As communists, we should be secure enough in our own position to read sources we abhor, understand them, and approach their claims from a position of knowledge. Ruthless criticism of all that exists includes reading the media from occupied Korea.
The fact that it is Occupied Korea media should make you be very skeptical of whatever they write. Don’t take anything there at face value. But you should nonetheless be aware of what they write, if for no other reason than to know what propaganda your enemy is disseminating.