I don’t have anything to add but this is extremely relatable

dialectics?

(edit: deleted the post that was once here, wrong megathread sorry)

A very happy birthday to you comrade!

that Trot nuke image is amazing

Spreading Beaver propaganda on the bear website until the end of time (or the next movie by and starring Ryland Tews: after all, Lake Michigan Monster was also pretty great before that).

Anyways, to OP: Hundreds of Beavers is one of the most creative movies I’ve seen as of late (especially with this low a budget: $150,000 iirc). It’s an almost dialogue-less slapstick comedy, with amazing running gags and an interesting combination of live action and animated setpieces. And all the beavers are people in beaver costumes.

Today I stopped at a cafe to get a cold drink (it’s over 30°C over here, I’m not used to not having a winter!) and met other French people there; after quickly talking about our travels, we veered into talking about politics, and we ended up talking for almost 3h! I’m very glad to say that they seemed very receptive to what I brought up (Palestine, Ukraine, imperialism and the labour aristocracy, the inevitability of capitalism’s downfall (falling rate of profit, etc…), the human catastrophe that was the illegal dissolution of the USSR, the role of fascism in preserving capitalism, the fundamentally neoliberal nature of the EU, and the PRC’s great successes in poverty alleviation, green energy and public infrastructure). I didn’t start too overly Marx-pilled but after it seemed that they had an open-mind on Communism I ended up just speaking genuinely about these subjects without much filters, but they seemed interested all throughout and frequently asked questions. I’m very happy, it doesn’t happen often that I get to talk about Marxism so openly and feeling like I actually helped someone to understand it better!

Do you know what the tortoise was doing during WW2?

I should have put my Chinese chilli pepper I bought in Hunan in my suitcase, but no I forgot so it was in my backpack, and now Thai border control took it! It was supposed to be a gift!

Deng Xiaoping was 30% right and 70% wrong

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Yes, Mr Boeing? I have information about a South African whistleblower who might be dangerous to your operations

川建国 strikes again!

Critical support? idk, but I’ve never seen this phrase outside of leftist spaces

That smug statue of liberty lmfao. Best Kelly I’ve seen in a while

Hundreds of Beavers!

bumb amber volcel police whataboutism

I’m still a bit sick but I’m feeling better thankfully (as in, I am actually visiting places again). I’m a fair bit disappointed that I basically spent most of my time in Kunming in a hotel room feeling awful, of course. But at least now that seems over (and at least it was less bad than my illness in St Petersburg last summer [why do I always get ill on trips?]). Or maybe I’m just overly hopeful, since now that I think about it this morning started with my symptoms getting worse than the previous days, before dying down a few hours later (but maybe that’s also lack of sleep).

And I took the train to Laos today, so this is the second socialist country I’ve ever visited. First impressions: maybe it’s just Luang Prabang, but holy shit there are so many westerners (at least the city still seems more chill than other tourist-invested spaces in other countries); it’s very funny hearing so many French people after basically not hearing a single one in my 15 days in China. Also I didn’t expect to see that many buddhist temples so close by and each filled with monks singing; that was neat. The natural scenery is pretty beautiful from what I’ve seen from the train window.

also I’ve realised I haven’t sent pictures from Guilin (I was there before Kunming), so here are a few

Guess who fell a bit ill on the tail end of their trip to China? (hello from Kunming!)