The Regrettable Century

Jason, Varn, and Sean are back and talking Fourth Political Theory once again.  Check out Varn Vlog:https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog/postsCheck out the ANTIFADA:https://www.patreon.com/theantifadaSend us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the showVisit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

The Marxist/Christian dialogue continues! This week Jason and Ben sat down with Daniel Saunders to discuss an article he wrote called Ideology, Fetishism, Apophaticism: Marxist Criticism and Christianity:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/nbfr.12642 Daniel's paper "explores Christianity’s ambiguous relationship to capitalism by engaging Marx’s notion of the fetishism of commodities as a way of rethinking Marxism’s critique of religion from the standpoint of political economy. "Other Daniel stuff can be found here:https://daniel-saunders.com/Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the showVisit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

This week we tried something new, we put out a call on our Patreon and Discord for questions and y'all responded with 10 pretty good questions. Questions about democracy, ethics, children, etc...We answered them.Enjoy!Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the showVisit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

They said it wasn't possible for a Marxist to break down the national question in a sophisticated and nuanced way, but Otto Bauer has done it. This book from 1907, which no one on the Anglophone Left has ever read, is quite possibly the best book on the subject. We are here to read it and let you know.This week we covered the introductory materials.A link to the PDF:https://libcom.org/article/question-nationalities-and-social-democracy-otto-bauerSend us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the showVisit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

This week we are joined by Jon (thelitcritguy of HorrorVanguard fame) to discuss his new book A Primer on Utopian Philosophy: An Introduction to the Work of Ernst Bloch which was just released on Zero Books.  We discuss nihilism, optimism, hope, and dialectical pessimism and the ever pertinent work of Ernst Bloch. Check out Horror Vanguard HereCheck out Jon's Blog Here Buy Jon's Book Here Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the showVisit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

This week we sat down with our old comrade and actual Psychiatrist, Dr Byron, to talk about mental health, the left, and how TikTok is ruining everyones brains. Psychiatric Hegemony: A Marxist Theory of Mental Illness (review for relevant book)https://www.madinamerica.com/2017/03/psychiatric-hegemony-marxist-theory-mental-illness/ What the Anti-Psychiatry Movement Got Wrong About Mental Illnesshttps://jacobin.com/2022/03/anti-psychiatry-movement-mental-illness-psychological-suffering Psychiatry Won’t Solve Our Mental Health Crisis — Only Politics Can Do Thathttps://jacobin.com/2023/12/psychiatry-history-trauma-politics-medicine-mental-healthThis Is Not the Way to Help Depressed Teenagers (NYT discussing the WISE Teens Study)https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/18/opinion/teenagers-mental-health-treatment.htmlThe functions of the mental health system under capitalism https://joannamoncrieff.com/2022/03/28/the-functions-of-the-mental-health-system-under-capitalism/Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the showVisit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

Jason and Varn are joined again by Sean KB of Antifida and continue with their close reading of The Fourth Political Theory by Alexander Dugin. Check out Varn Vlog:https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog/postsCheck out the ANTIFADA:https://www.patreon.com/theantifadaSend us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the showVisit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

This month we return to Richard Seymour's essay about the new forms of nationalism. At this point the essay is a few years old, so we were able to discuss how things have developed since it was written. We also did not know that a book by the same name by Seymour was coming out soon... Prepared for the Worst: Disaster Nationalismhttps://salvage.zone/prepared-for-the-worst-disaster-nationalism/Disaster Nationalism: THE DOWNFALL OF LIBERAL CIVILIZATIONhttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/761156/disaster-nationalism-by-richard-seymour/Head over to our Patreon and join for $2 a month to hear the whole episode and join the Discord to take part in the discussions.Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the showVisit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

This week the boys got together to talk about political apostasy. From the old left, to the new left, to whatever the hell it is that we have now. We discuss the motivations and consequences of jumping ship. The Ex-Communist’s Consciencehttps://www.marxists.org/archive/deutscher/1950/ex-communist.htm Turned Around: Why Leftists Go Righthttps://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/02/22/why-leftists-go-right  From Memoirs of a Trotskyist by Irving Kristolhttps://www.pbs.org/arguing/nyintellectuals_krystol_2.html The Neoconservative Counterrevolutionhttps://jacobin.com/2015/04/neoconservatives-kristol-podhoretz-hartman-culture-warHow Ex-Communists Shaped American Conservatismhttps://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/03/how-ex-communists-shaped-american-conservatism/426849/ Trotskyconshttps://www.nationalreview.com/2003/06/trotskycons-stephen-schwartz/The Neoconservative Journeyhttps://www.hoover.org/sites/default/files/uploads/documents/0817945725_105.pdf The Legacy of the Trotskyist Righthttps://www.toqonline.com/archives/v6n2/SneigoskiTOQV6N2.pdfLike our theme song? Check out Autumn Brigade here: https://autumnbrigade.bandcamp.com/album/geist-ist-totSend us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the showVisit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

This week Jason and Varn sat down to have a primer discussion about the different types of American Conservatism. Don't worry, we will be back later this month with more Dugin. Check out Varn Vlog here: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlogSend us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the showVisit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop