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Immigration: What The Left Misses (Ft. Benjamin Studebaker)

Get access to The Backroom (80+ EXCLUSIVE episodes): https://www.patreon.com/OneDime⁠ Given there is some confusion regarding my positions on immigration, I decided to release the BACKROOM exclusive episode (originally supposed to be for Patrons only) that I did with Benjamin Studebaker (Cambridge, and author of the Chronic Crisis of American Democracy) all on the subject of immigration,—what both the left and right get wrong, and what leftists & liberals don't understand about the rise of the far-right in Europe. This episode is a heavy one!  The conversation delves into the complexities of immigration and why the left needs a better response to mass migration and how the far-right captured many working class people across the world. We address topics such as the assimilation, social cohesion, demographic change, brain drain, declining bargaining power, and  the socio-economic impacts of immigration, globalization, and neoliberalism more broadly. The dialogue also touches on the challenges and necessities of having an open discourse on immigration without falling into binary thinking ideological trap. Timestamps:  00:00 How Leftists and and Liberals Often Respond to immigration 04:25 Social Cohesion and Integration 12:55 Brain Drain and Economic Imperialism  18:46 Assimilation Challenges 30:58 Modern Immigration Policies 45:21 European Union and Migration 55:07 Racism, Xenophobia and tribalism 56:05 Trust and Integration in Multi-Ethnic Societies 58:27 Leftist and Liberal Perspectives on Immigration 01:05:22 Cosmopolitanism vs. Localism 01:24:09 The Role of the Professional Managerial Class (PMC) 01:34:45 Technocratic Mindset and Immigration 01:39:58 Its about more than  "Living Standards" 01:41:45 Internationalism and Globalism Critique 01:45:39 Managerialism in Progressivism 01:52:14 Challenges of Assimilation and Immigration 02:27:13 Climate Change and Refugee Crisis 02:28:31 Concluding Thoughts on Political Discourse GUEST:Benjamin Studebaker — political theorist; author of Legitimacy in Liberal Democracies and The Chronic Crisis of Liberal Democracy.•  Website: https://benjaminstudebaker.com/about/• Follow Benjamin Studebaker on X: https://x.com/BMStudebaker FOLLOW 1Dime:  • Substack (Articles and Essays): https://substack.com/@tonyof1dime  • X/Twitter: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial  • Instagram: / tonyof1dime • Check out my main channel videos: / @1dimee Check out my main channel videos: https://www.youtube.com/@1Dimee. Outro Music by Karl Casey.  Leave a like, drop a comment, and give the show a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to this.

The Rise of Neo-Stalinism (Ft. Ross Wolfe)

Get access to The Backroom (80+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon.com/onedimeIn this episode of 1Dime Radio, I have an in-depth discussion with Ross Wolfe about neo-Stalinism. We examine the influence of Domenico Losurdo, and how his work relates to a niche defence of Marxism-Leninism. We take up the concepts of state power and revolution, and how the history of liberalism is often misinterpreted by modern activists. In the Backroom on Patreon, Ross Wolfe and I explore just what is “Western Marxism.” Is there a widely agreed upon definition? To do this, Wolfe and I have to unpack its origins, and the polemics by Losurdo, Gabriel Rockhill and others. We try to pin down the line between socialistic critique of capitalism, and simple anti-Western sentiment.TimeStamps: 00:00 Losurdo and Rockhill The (Backroom Sneak Peek) 03:48 Critique of Neo-Stalinism and Marxism-Leninism 06:29 The Influence of Dominico Losurdo 47:23 Historical Inaccuracies in Losurdo's Work 51:14 Trotsky's Legacy and Stalin's Tactics 01:01:21 Debating Marxism, Communism, and State PowerGuest (Ross Wolfee): X/Twitter: https://x.com/rosswolfe?lang=enFind His Articles on Losurdo here: https://thecharnelhouse.org/author/rosslaurencewolfe/FOLLOW 1Dime: • Substack (Articles and Essays): https://substack.com/@tonyof1dime • X/Twitter: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial • Instagram: / tonyof1dime• Check out my main channel videos: / @1dimeeOutro Music by Karl Casey. Leave a like, drop a comment, and give the show a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to this.

A New Old Left? (Ft. Vivek Chibber)

Get access to The Backroom (80+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OneDime⁠ In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I have a provocative discussion with a much-requested guest, Vivek Chibber. Chibber is a professor and published writer (Catalyst and Jacobin). We discuss the state of the left today, and whether recent elections mark meaningful shifts in socialist political organizing. We also cover the challenges of building working-class support amidst the rise and conflicting interests of white collar professionals. The conversation touches on political compromise, and the influence of post-colonial theory in academia.  In the Backroom exclusive segment on Patreon, Vivek Chibber and I specifically discuss Zohran Mamdani and his recent election. Will he and the DSA political strategy be enough to ensure a sustainable rise of socialism?  Timestamps: 0:00 Understanding Democratic Socialism and Traditional Socialism 03:28 The Crisis of the Left: Organizational and Intellectual Weakness 07:18 Rebuilding the Left: Strategies for Organizing Workers 33:50 The Left's Relationship with Small Business Owners and Farmers 35:16 Voting Patterns and Class Interests 44:13 The Decline of Traditional Left-Wing Parties 56:41 Defining Capitalism and Socialism 59:05 Transition to The Backroom GUEST: Vivek Chibber, professor of sociology and author of Confronting Capitalism: How the World Works and How to Change It. You can also follow Chibber’s work in the publications Catalyst and Jacobin. FOLLOW 1Dime: Substack (Articles and Essays): https://substack.com/@tonyof1dime  X/Twitter: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonyof1dime... Check out my main channel videos:    / @1dimee Outro Music by Karl Casey Leave a like, drop a comment, and give the show a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to this

Psychoanalyzing ChatGPT (Ft. Isabel Millar)

Get access to The Backroom (80+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDime In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I sit down with philosopher Isabel Millar, author of The Psychoanalysis of Artificial Intelligence, to think through ChatGPT and large language models using psychoanalysis. We get into Lacan and the Real, Symbolic, and Imaginary. Freud on repression and desire. Žižek on ideology and enjoyment. Then we push these ideas onto LLMs, from “hallucinations” and fantasy, to whether machines can “want,” to Big Other dynamics, creativity, safety, and the politics around AI. In The Backroom on Patreon, Isabel and I talk about love in the age of Artificial Intelligence, AI girlfriends, sexbots, and how OnlyFans and prostitution relate to the psychoanalytic understanding of Sexuality itself, which is different from the conventional understanding of sex.   Timestamps: 00:00:00 Sexbotification, AI Girlfriends, & more (The Backroom Preview) 00:03:55 The Importance of Psychoanalysis, Lacan & Freud 00:14:45 The Stupidity of Intelligence, The Unconscious, Drive vs Desire 00:20:43 Can AI "think"? Can AI "enjoy"? Desire, Lack & Enjoyment 00:45:43 Can AI become "Conscious" according to Psychoanalysis?   00:54:56 Are ChatGPT and large language models becoming a 'Big Other' or an oracle of authority? 01:04:52 Can AI be creative or "original" in the psychoanalytic sense? 01:13:43 Love in The Age of Artificial Intelligence GUEST: Isabelle Millar, philosopher, author of The Psychoanalysis of Artificial Intelligence • Website: https://www.isabelmillar.com/ FOLLOW 1Dime: • Substack (Articles and Essays): https://substack.com/@tonyof1dime • X/Twitter: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonyof1dime • Check out my main channel videos: https://www.youtube.com/@1Dimee Outro Music by Karl Casey. Leave a like, drop a comment, and give the show a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to this.

Liberalism in Decay (Ft. Catherine Liu)

Get access to The Backroom (80+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/OneDime⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/OneDime] In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined again by Professor ⁠Catherine Liu⁠ [https://x.com/bureaucatliu?lang=en], author of the book ⁠Virtue Horders⁠ [https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517912253/virtue-hoarders/], to talk about the recent victory of Zohran Mamdani, the crisis of the Democratic Party, liberalism as ideology of decay, and her upcoming book on Trauma Culture and why everyone in liberal America suddenly identifies as “traumatized” and how that shapes politics, morality, and everyday life. In the Backroom exclusive segment on Patreon, Catherine and I discuss the potential impact of AI on the PMC (Professional Managerial Class), liberal parenting, and have a lot of fun roasting liberal-leftists.  Timestamps: 00:00:00 AI and white collar layoffs (The Backroom Preview)  00:03:06  Catherine Liu returns  00:03:49 Zohran Mamdani’s victory Analysis: Lessons for Leftists 00:29:44 The Tucker Carlson Left 00:37:05  Is the Left Becoming Less Woke? 00:40:30  Trauma culture, therapy speak, and New Age Capitalism 00:50:10  Liberalism as ideology of decay 00:58:27  From second-wave feminism to PMC “girlboss” feminism 01:02:04  Socialist feminism, PMC feminism, and family policy 01:07:58  Liberal parenting, mental illness, and the crisis of adulthood GUEST:Catherine Liu, professor of film and media studies at UC Irvine and author of Virtue Hoarders and an upcoming book on trauma culture• Follow Catherine’s work and lectures via UC Irvine and her public talks online FOLLOW 1Dime:• Substack (Articles and Essays): https://substack.com/@tonyof1dime• X/Twitter: ⁠https://x.com/1DimeOfficial⁠ [https://x.com/1DimeOfficial]• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonyof1dime/?hl=en&g=5 • Check out my main channel videos: https://www.youtube.com/@1Dimee Outro Music by Karl Casey Leave a like, drop a comment, and give the show a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to this.