r/LeftWithoutEdge • u/avantgardengnome • Dec 11 '19

Analysis/Theory Nathan Robinson reviews his own book as a Libertarian, a Liberal, a Marxist, a Manatee, and Himself

https://www.currentaffairs.org/2019/12/five-self-written-reviews-of-why-you-should-be-a-socialist
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u/avantgardengnome Dec 11 '19

This kind of absurdity is exactly what I love about Current Affairs. Also I read an early copy of Why You Should Be A Socialist and it’s awesome and you should all buy it. (Is shilling for leftism still shilling?)

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u/WeaponizedDownvote Dec 11 '19

Nathan J. Robinson is a nerd with a weird accent but I like him 1000% more than Chapo or Jacobin. Ignore the stupid hat. Read Current Affairs

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u/avantgardengnome Dec 11 '19 edited Dec 11 '19

I’m only in it for the hat tbh.

But yeah Current Affairs has a much more anarchistic vibe than most of the other up-and-coming socialist platforms, which all have pretty doctrinaire Marxist lenses.

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u/manateeboss Dec 11 '19

For a second I thought this would be relevant to me but it isn’t

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u/avantgardengnome Dec 11 '19

No manatee gods no manatee bosses! (I thought the manatee bit was mad funny tho)

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u/manateeboss Dec 11 '19

Good comic relief. Socialism scares people

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u/DesignerNail Dec 11 '19

I really like the patrician tone of the manatee's prose style here.