I just deactivated my twitter account. I’m not going back. Here’s why: I am pretty sure they are hiding my posts. I had over 2800 followers and I got maybe 100 impressions per tweet. It clearly didn’t show my tweets to the people who actually interacted with me. I had time off work and I …
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Marx on Trade Unions
A common misconception is that trade unions are a critical part of Marx’s theory of revolution. I’m here to convince you that is not the case, and the presence of unions in the First International was merely a temporary and doomed-to-fail alliance of convenience. The First and Second Internationals The International was formed on 28 …
What really happened in 1968
The 1968 election is one of the most misunderstood elections in the history of the United States. The common narrative is that Hubert Humphrey lost because he supported the Vietnam War and those radical hippies didn’t vote for him. I’m here to prove that that is not what actually happened. Plus, Nixon didn’t truly oppose …
The Beginning of Modern Western history
Pretty much everyone knows about the beginning of civilization. Around 4000 BCE different civilizations started to pop up in a few river valleys in Africa and Asia. Sumer was organized as an early dynasty around 4500 BCE. The Indus valley civilization appeared around 3300 BCE. It remained stable for 2000 years. China was established as …