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ProleWiki is a Marxist-Leninist encyclopedia. As such, we require our prospective editors to have a good grasp on Marxist theory, and agree with our Principles. Your application will be submitted to the editorship for a vote. Expect a response in a few days to a week. Once your account has been approved, you will receive your password by email and have officially joined ProleWiki!
VERIFICATION QUESTIONS (Be detailed and elaborate as you can be in answering the questions. The more expansive an answer is the better the deliberation process regarding your application will be. A wrong answer doesn't necessarily mean rejection, do your best and don't stress.):
About ProleWiki
1. Where did you find ProleWiki and how much familiarity do you have with it?
2. What current of Marxist thought do you uphold? Describe as thoroughly as needed your path towards your current political perspective.
3. Have you read our principles? Comment your agreements or objections to their points.
4. What made you want to join Prolewiki and what do you want to add onto it?
General Knowledge
5. Have you read works from Marxists, pertaining but not limited to those from historical or existing socialist states? Please note some that stood out to you.
6. How familiar are you with Marxist history? What events do you consider some of the most important and why?
7. How familiar are you with the history of AES countries, past and present, particularly the USSR and the PRC?
8. What are your thoughts on the countries of the former Socialist Block, for example the USSR, DDR, Albania etc? Do you believe any of those countries were Socialist or did they stray from it? Why or why not?
On Theory and Application
9. What are your understandings of the concepts of National Liberation and of Land Back? What for instance is your analysis of the situation in Palestine? Are there any other cases of prominent National Liberation movements that you know of?
10. What is your understanding of colonization, decolonization and of settlerism? What is to be done about settlers? Are there still any colonies in the world? What is your analysis of the former British colonies of U.S, Canada, Australia and New Zealand?
11. What is your understanding of Neocolonialism and relations between the Global North and the Global South? How does this relation affect the working class in either, and what should be done about it? Certain people have called the BRI of the PRC, a form of Neocolonialism, do you agree or disagree?
12. What is your understanding of Imperialism?
13. In your own words, how would you describe dialectical materialism?
14. Have you read anything on Marxist feminism? What are your perspectives on it?
15. Do you think abolishing the family should be a goal of the communist movement? If so, how would it be abolished?
16. What in your opinion is the most pressing matter for communists in your country. How familiar are you with the history of the Communist movement in your country, and is there a Communist Party or not? If there is, what is your opinion of it, and if not, why do you think there is not, and how and what should be done to rectify that error?
17. What do you believe is the main difference between Marxism and other anti-capitalist movements?
Final notes
18. Do you have any comments or feedback about this application process? We will use it to improve the process.