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On Contradiction - Mao

Jul 25, 2019

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The Most Essential Thing in Marxism

05:38

What's the Difference Between Rationalism and Empiricism?

04:56

The Identity of Opponents

02:15

Introduction

2min

The Marked Dness Podcast - Part 2

4min

The Development of a Thing

3min

Mao's Perspective on China's Revolution

4min

The Universality of Contrast

6min

Darwin's Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection

5min

The Most Essential Thing in Marxism

6min

The New Superseding the Old

6min

The Meaning of Identity and Struggle in Relation to Contrasts

3min

10.

The Identity of Opponents

2min

11.

Class Struggle and Non-Antagonism

5min

12.

The Crucialness of This Text for Marxists

2min

13.

Is There a Universal Aspect of Contradiction?

3min

14.

The Nuances of Contradictions Within the Communist Party Movement

4min

15.

What's the Difference Between Rationalism and Empiricism?

5min

16.

The Socialist Left in the United States

5min

17.

Mao's Dialectical Thinking Is Essential for a Revolutionary Movement

2min

18.

Maoism and the Mass Line

5min

19.

How to Write Theory That's Oriented to the Masses

4min

20.

The Style of Writing Must Be Adopted by Socialists to Day

4min

21.

The Dogmatists Are Lazy Bones

2min

22.

The Preside Has a Sex Ta

4min

On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss

On Contradiction by Mao

Full text here: https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-1/mswv1_17.htm

Video version of this episode here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNnqmbRhcBQ

Check out Bad Mouse’s complementary video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k46uaDvnoYE

Outro Music by K. Flay - The President Has A Sex Tape

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