Online Leftists

Episode 012: Online Leftism - An Infantile Disorder

In this episode GloboidTV and RedArmyCapybara discuss left-communism: what it is, where it came from, and why it remains influential in online left spaces today. They also examine some core disagreements between Marxism-Leninism and left-communist tendencies such as council communism, Bordigism, and communization theory. What separates leftcoms from Marxist-Leninists? Where do left-com tendencies overlap with ultra-left Marxist-Leninist currents like Trotskyism, Maoism, and Hoxhaism, and where do they fundamentally diverge? In this episode we cover  * What left-communism is. * What the origins of left-communism are. * The factory/worker committee system in soviet Russia and its absorption into the union system. * The efficiency of the worker committee system vs a cohesive national economic plan. * Left-Bolshevism in the early 1900s. * The problems with leftcoms & what it has to do with dogmatism and purity fetishes. * Lenin's 'What is to be done?' * Should communists take part in reactionary unions and Bourgeois parliaments? * Pragmatism in practical applications of Marxism. * Left-coms (councilists, Bordigists, communizers) vs ML left-deviations (Maoism, Hoxhaism, Trotskyism, etc). Do they share things in common? Where do they depart? * State-capitalism and preliminary phaes pf socialism are steps forward not backward. * Dogmatism among leftcoms and how Lenin criticized dogmatism in 'Left-communism an Infantile Disorder.' * Dogmatism among Marxist-Leninists. * The vanguard party and how they function: In response to Maoist critiques of modern Marxists view on the vanguard.  * The function of newspapers in the USSR. * The election of delegates to people's assemblies in the DPRK. * Direct democracy is unfeasible and inefficient. * Practical considerations regarding praxis. * The collapse of Yugoslavia * The Unity of Theory and Practice. * Marx was not a rigid thinker and his views shifted frequently * The Paris Commune and its failure. * Bureaucracy and its inevitability. * Opportunism. * Maoism vs Gonzaloites  * Is protracted people's war a universal principle of Marxism? * Have Left-coms ever had revolutions? * Left-anticommunism and "pure" socialists. * Why is left-communism relevant today?  * Do leftcoms only exist online? * Multipolarity  * Can MLs and leftcoms work together?  * Why should we support actual existing socialist movements, despite any flaws they have? Follow us: Online Leftists: Linktree [https://linktr.ee/onlineleftists] Globoid: Linktree [https://linktr.ee/globoidtv] Capy: Linktree [https://linktr.ee/redarmycapybara]

Episode 011: Hasan Piker is a Communist Now!

Globoidtv and Redarmycapybara discuss the recent discourse surrounding Hasan Piker after he was spotted reading ‘What Is To Be Done?’ by Lenin, in the midst of growing backlash. The episode explores whether this moment represents a genuine shift, a calculated response to pressure, or simply another layer of performance in the world of political streaming. Along the way, they break down Hasan’s role as a lightning rod for liberal outrage, Hasan's purpose and intent as a leftist, if he is a democratic shill, the broader question of what a serious communist presence in streaming spaces would actually look like, and a brief exploration of Lenin's work. In this episode we cover: * Hasan being photographed reading What Is To Be Done? following public backlash and political scrutiny. * Whether this was a genuine engagement with Marxism, a signal to his audience, or a form of damage control. * The idea of Hasan as a “lightning rod” for liberal electoral anger, especially in the aftermath of Democratic losses. * Whether Hasan is actually a communist, a socialist entertainer, or something in between. * Hasan’s political positions: anti-imperialism, electoral strategy, NATO, Israel-Palestine, and his relationship to the Democratic Party. * His history with electoral politics, including third-party voting, “uncommitted” campaigns, and refusal to support candidates like Gavin Newsom. * The contradiction between criticizing the Democratic Party while still operating within its broader political orbit. * The function of political streamers as entertainers vs. organizers. * What Lenin actually argues in What Is To Be Done?, including:  * The critique of spontaneity and economism * The need for a disciplined, professional revolutionary party * The role of theory and conscious leadership * The importance of political agitation beyond trade union struggles * What Hasan could take away from Lenin’s work if engaged with seriously. * What a “perfectly executed” communist streamer would actually look like in practice. * Intermittent communizer, leftcom, and anarchist slander * General banter about Marxism-Leninism. Follow us: Online Leftists: Linktree [https://linktr.ee/onlineleftists] Globoid: Linktree [https://linktr.ee/globoidtv] Capy: Linktree [https://linktr.ee/redarmycapybara]

Episode 010: The Holodomor Lie

The so-called "Holodomor" is the ultimate trump card wielded by liberals whenever communism comes up in conversation. While acknowledging the occurrence of the famine, this article rejects the narrative that it was an act of genocide. Such narratives not only distort historical truths, they also trivialize actual genocides. The evidence suggests that the famine was unintentional and primarily a result of environmental conditions compounded by many other factors.   Read the article on Patreon (free) [https://www.patreon.com/posts/156158674]. Follow us: Online Leftists: Linktree [https://linktr.ee/onlineleftists] Globoid: Linktree [https://linktr.ee/globoidtv] Capy: Linktree [https://linktr.ee/redarmycapybara]

Episode 009: The Angloid Khanifesto

Glowie and Capy break down the TikTok creator @khanifesto161, a self-described communizer/leftcom who rejects Marxism-Leninism and actually existing socialist states (AES). The episode explores a series of takes arguing that only “full communism” matters, while all historical socialist projects are dismissed as capitalist or irrelevant. The conversation also dives into broader debates within leftist spaces, including left communism vs Marxism-Leninism, the role of the state in socialist development, and what socialism actually means in theory and practice. In this episode we cover: * The ML -> Hoxhaist -> leftcom pipeline. Dogmatism and anti-revisionism. * Deng Xiaoping vs Khrushchev and the Sino-Soviet Split. * Is Marx a prophet sent down by god?  * Slander against angloids. Why don't angloids wash soap off their dishes? Why don't they like flavor?  * Spontex: The daddy of leftcoms * The claim that only “full communism” matters, and that all existing socialist projects (USSR, China, DPRK, etc.) are just capitalism and therefore irrelevant. * Glowie trying to comprehend the incomprehensible (what leftcoms are even talking about). * Left communist and communizer arguments against developing the productive forces, industrialization, and poverty reduction don't matter.  * The idea that anarchists are “more communist” than Marxist-Leninists because they reject the nation-state entirely. * The claim that if Marxist-Leninists existed in 1871, they would have attacked Marx for criticizing the Paris Commune. * Broader questions about theory vs practice, historical materialism, and whether communism can be achieved without transitional stages or state power. * Leftcom vs ML discourse online, including how ultra-left positions often dismiss real-world revolutionary movements. Follow us: Online Leftists: Linktree [https://linktr.ee/onlineleftists] Globoid: Linktree [https://linktr.ee/globoidtv] Capy: Linktree [https://linktr.ee/redarmycapybara]

Episode 008: Reactionary Leftists

Glowie and Capy discuss the recent Hasan–Gavin Newsom discourse and the wave of backlash, slander, and online “psyop” style narratives targeting Hasan and anyone unwilling to fall in line behind Democratic Party figures. The conversation also explores the role of elections in bourgeois democracies, the campaigns aimed at “never Kamala” or anti-Democrat leftists, the ongoing argument for harm reduction, the contradictions of pro-Democrat leftists, and the understanding that the American political system itself is fundamentally unfixable. In this episode we cover: * Democrat orbiter and defender @reactionary_leftist and their various insufferable TikTok posts. * Framing Hasan and his supporters as conspiratorial or antisemitic. Is Hasan antisemitic? * The attempt to police criticism of Israel and liberal politicians. * What is harm reduction and do the Democrats actually engage in harm reduction? Harm reduction for who?. * Conflating Israel and Judaism is antisemetic. * The reason why it seems like leftists criticize the Democrats more than the Republicans. * Pro-Democrat "leftists" don't actually support Palestine. * The communist position on bourgeois parliaments: what’s the point, why run candidates, and what Vladimir Lenin had to say on the matter. * “Vote blue no matter who” arguments, including claims that Democrats are meaningfully better than Republicans and that leftists are responsible for Republican victories. * The idea that leftists who didn’t vote for Kamala are responsible for ICE. * The framing of communists and proletarian revolution as unrealistic or “rapture-like.” * Why revolutions haven't occurred in the USA and the imperial-core and a discussion on imperialism, the luxury afforded to the US population, and the labor-aristocracy. * The claim that Democrats “follow Republicans” because leftists refuse to support them, and how blame is shifted onto anti-electoral or critical voters. * Liberal "criticisms" of ICE. Follow us: Online Leftists: Linktree [https://linktr.ee/onlineleftists] Globoid: Linktree [https://linktr.ee/globoidtv] Capy: Linktree [https://linktr.ee/redarmycapybara]