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In this episode, I talk to the notorious Black Red Guard (BRG) about Maoism, Organizing in the DSA, and other Commie Gobbledegook. 

In the Backroom, BRG talks about Religion and Communism, The Nation of Islam, MAGA Communism, and the most bizarre niche strands of Maoism, such as “Gonzalo thought” and the Peruvian Communist Party (AKA The Shining Path of Peru). Become a Patron at Patreon.com/OneDime if you haven’t already joined the club.  

Timestamps: 

00:00 The Backroom Preview

04:21  A Maoist in the DSA? 

23:09 Optics in Politics

34:38 Gun Rights and Freedom of Speech

41:55 Stalin and Communist Iconography

45:17 Socialism in Canada vs. USA

49:35 Revisionism and Anti-Revisionism

01:10:15 Challenges of Organizing 

01:14:06 Third Worldism 

01:22:05 Lessons from Mao and the Cultural Revolution

01:25:07  Democracy in Communism

01:30:35 Dictatorship of the Proletariat Debate

01:39:19  The American Revolution

01:54:52 Regional Differences in Organizing 

01:59:58 The Backroom Transition

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