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The Regrettable Century

The Regrettable Century

By: Chris Jason Kevin Ben
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The old forms of the Left are moribund and the new forms are stupid. We're making a podcast that discusses the need to organize a Dialectical Pessimism and develop a salvage project capable of sparking a new workers' movement for socialism.

A clean, honest, and unsentimental melancholy is required; we are cultivating one and would like to share it with you.


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  • Conspiracy or Just Capitalism? Paranoia and Parapolitics in the Post-Epstein World

    Conspiracy or Just Capitalism? Paranoia and Parapolitics in the Post-Epstein World
    May 20 2026

    As socialists, what should we think about conspiracy theories? Should the myriad secret diabolical acts perpetrated by the elites lead us to be more open minded toward the ravings of the open-minded so-called "lunatic fringe," Or does it even matter whether the theories are true?

    Comments on the Society of the Spectacle https://files.libcom.org/files/Comments%20on%20the%20Society%20of%20the%20Spectacle.pdf

    Conspiracy Theory Is Dead https://jacobin.com/2023/05/conspiracy-theory-is-dead

    Conspiracies: Left vs Right https://theramparts.substack.com/p/conspiracies-the-left-vs-right

    Understanding and Addressing the Rise of Conspiracy Theories in the 21st Century https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ssqu.70050?af=R

    What do socialists say about conspiracy theories? https://socialistalternative.info/2024/08/16/what-do-socialists-say-about-conspiracy-theories/

    Conspiracy-Theory Socialism https://fee.org/articles/conspiracy-theory-socialism/

    How the Left Lost Its Mind https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/07/liberal-fever-swamps/530736/

    Why Is Conspiratorial Thinking More Popular on the Right? https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/social-justice-pacifists/202110/why-is-conspiratorial-thinking-more-popular-the-right

    What Conspiracy Theories on the Left and Right Have in Common https://www.vice.com/en/article/what-conspiracy-theories-on-the-left-and-right-have-in-common/

    How the Left Fools Themselves Into Thinking the Right Are Conspiracy Theorists https://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2020/07/23/how_the_left_fools_themselves_into_thinking_the_right_are_conspiracy_theorists.html

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  • Patreon Preview: Regrettable Geopolitics 05/16/2026

    Patreon Preview: Regrettable Geopolitics 05/16/2026
    May 16 2026
    F-35s With no Radar, US Pulling Troops From Europe, Chinese Solar Exports Soar, Iran Is a Massive Strategic Defeat For the US, Israel's Government Is Crumbling, Vehicle and Territory Losses In Ukraine...

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    21 mins
  • PATREON PREVIEW -- Fascism: Does the Definition Matter? (Part II of II)

    PATREON PREVIEW -- Fascism: Does the Definition Matter? (Part II of II)
    May 13 2026

    This week's bonus episode is the second and last part of our close read close read of a 2021 article from Current Affairs titled What Is Fascism—And Why the Definition Matters by Abel Sterling. We found some merit in this article and decided it would form the basis of a good discussion.

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