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He lived in power so he could rest in peace.
one of my greatest and earliest influences.
I only wish I had discovered him in high school rather than anarchism. Would have saved me a lot of time.
Damn. One of the greatest. RIP.
A playlist of his lectures: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf1Q6mOCcigXKeyb9TFYPQ8jepEkPipht
Genuinely a hero
memory eternal
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RIP. Michael Parenti was definitely one of our greatest US leftist writers, along with William Blum, who also sadly passed away back in 2018.
Oh no, I never knew about Blum. Damn.
Blackshirts and Reds was probably the tipping point in my becoming a Marxist. I owe this man a lot. I'm beyond sad to hear of his passing, but comforted to hear he passed peacefully while surrounded by family. May he rest in peace.
"The revolution that feeds the children gets my support," was what did it for me. It just immediately clicked that if only one political ideology had ever implemented a government that made it a priority that all children absolutely had to be given the necessities of life then that ideology had to be (I know this isn't very Marxist of me, but I was raised Christian, sue me) righteous, and anyone who opposed it was evil or deluded.
I know that Marxists falter and make mistakes, and if they're running a country then joining the party is a necessity to certain kinds of social climbers, so there can be careerists, but down deep, Marxists are fighting on behalf of humanity and liberals just aren't.
He just had a way of distilling very important ideas into consise and understandable language.
It was the same for me. That book disarmed my anti communist brainwashing as well as teaching me the connections between capital and fascism.
Peace be upon him and his family, may his name never be lost to history.
RIP to a legend. The most influential figure in my journey for sure.
Rest in power.
It’s very sad, but it sounded like he was suffering for a while, so in a way, it’s a relief. He put in his time, in the grimmest of times for communists in the west. It is our turn to carry his legacy forward.
RIP to the goat
Damn good run
Watch out when sharing YouTube links from the phone app, I believe those can be tracked (youtu.be link format)
Good to know
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
You will be sorely missed, thanks for your passion and insight during life
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