I just couldn't help myself... I know we're supposed to be continuing our study of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, but with shit poppin' off between the Canadian Government and the so-called "Trucker" Convoy, I had to make this episode a deep dive. I mean a DEEEEEP dive, this is a whopper of a 2.5 hour episode covering both the history of the Convoy Protest and the recently enacted Emergencies Act by PM Justin Trudeau, effectively suspending Canadians' Charter Rights across the country. ...... EPISODE NOTE: If you want to skip over the timeline of the protest and focus on analysis of t ..read more

We're back! After an extended break, I've finally recorded another episode. We're taking a short break from our study of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics and discussing a couple current events: 1. Rising Tension on the Russia/Ukraine Border 2. The Trucker Protests in Canada and their reactionary roots Next week we'll continue our deep dive into Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, but for now, damn it feels good to be back! Social Media: Twitter - @thispodispropa Instagram - @thispodispropaganda Youtube - This Podcast is Propaganda  Email - thispodcastispropaganda@gmail.com Libsy ..read more

Episode Note: I've been mistakenly referring to Professor Jin as Professor Huiming (first name) for the first several episodes, I've corrected it starting here (thanks to the listener who informed me of the mistake on twitter!) We're back into Professor Jin Huiming's Marxism and Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, continuing our bottom up exploration of basic concepts and aspects of Marxism on our way to studying Socialism with Chinese Characteristics. This week we're looking at the material and ideological foundations and personal transformations that led to the creation Marx and Engels's ..read more

I told you last episode this was going to be a big one, so big in fact it took me a week longer than anticipated to put it together. In this episode I continue our reading of Chapter 2 of Professor Jin Huiming's text Marxism and Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, and our analysis of the concept of a historical Epoch. We delve further into this concept by examining Lenin, Stalin, Mao, and Deng's perspectives on Epochs, historical stages, and eras, and finish by examining the current era. Social Media: Twitter - @thispodispropa Instagram - @thispodispropaganda Youtube - This Podcast is Prop ..read more

What is an epoch? What drives the transition between them? In this this episode I continue our analysis of Marxism and Socialism with Chinese Characteristics by Professor Jin Huiming and delve into Chapter 2.  We look at Marx and Engels early views of developmental stages of human society and how it formed into a scientific understanding of human epochs and the driving forces between them. Social Media: Twitter - @thispodispropa Instagram - @thispodispropaganda Youtube - This Podcast is Propaganda  Email - thispodcastispropaganda@gmail.com Libsyn Page -www.thispodispropaganda.li ..read more

This week we finish Chapter 1 of Marxism and Socialism with Chinese Characteristics by Prof. Jin Huiming. We examine "The Basic Tenets and Scientific System of Marxism", and the Professor provides us with a bunch of very useful, easy-to-study lists of the basic tenets and key features of Marxism and a brief overview of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics. Social Media: Twitter - @thispodispropa Instagram - @thispodispropaganda Youtube - This Podcast is Propaganda  Email - thispodcastispropaganda@gmail.com Libsyn Page -www.thispodispropaganda.libsyn.com Want to Support the Podcast? You ..read more

The first episode of Season 2 is here! Starting this season I am analyzing the text Marxism and Socialism with Chinese Characteristics by Professor Jin Huiming. In this first episode we go through and discuss the key ideas from sections 1.1-1.2, focusing on the emergence of Marxism as an ideology and it's construction into the ideological weapon of the working class through several key stages of it's development. Social Media: Twitter - @thispodispropa Instagram - @thispodispropaganda Youtube - This Podcast is Propaganda  Email - thispodcastispropaganda@gmail.com Libsyn Page -www.thispodi ..read more

We're back! Don't get too excited, this isn't a full episode, but it is the teaser and introduction for Season 2 of This Podcast is Propaganda. In Season 2 I'm going to be taking a deep dive into the Actually Existing Socialism (AES) occurring in China under the CPC's program of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics. Over the upcoming episodes of Season 2, I'm going to learn with you as we read and analyze sources like Marxism and Socialism with Chinese Characteristics by Jin Huiming, and Volume I - III of The Governance of China by Xi Jinping. I'm beyond excited to start this journey with yo ..read more

Back again with the final part of our multi-episode series on reactionary Evangelical Christianity in the U.S. In this episode, I finish analyzing the essay "The Integration of Theory and Action", the revolutionary call to action published by Eric Heubeck, in an effort to organize a quasi-Leninist socially conservative movement to seize control of American society. This is a great read, fun episode, and we find some explicit calls by the author for "New Traditionalists" to study revolutionary literature, theory, and strategy for the own political program. Social Media: Twitter - @thispodisprop ..read more

In this episode I analyze "The Integration of Theory and Practice: A Program for the New Traditionalist Movement" by Eric Heubeck, a "lost" essay written by the protege of a man some called the "Lenin of social conservatism", written in 2001 and seemingly wiped from the internet in 2006. I managed to track down a copy and analyze it to better understand the"New Traditionalist" strategy for theological revolution in the U.S.. I also compare three strategies seemingly taken from Marxist theory, that have been utilized successfully by the American Christian Right: 1. The Vanguard Party 2. Dual Po ..read more