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{{Infobox youtuber|name= | {{Infobox youtuber | ||
|name=Marxism Today | |||
|image=Marxist paul profile picture.jpg | |||
|image_size=200 | |||
|nationality=[[Ireland|Irish]] | |||
|Ideology=[[Marxism-Leninism-Maoism]]<br>[[Irish Republicanism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism|Anti-Imperialism]] | |||
|political_party=[[Connolly Youth Movement]] | |||
|birth_name=Paul Morrin | |||
|views=1,331,075 | |||
|subscribers=53,500 | |||
|years_active=2020–present | |||
|channel_website=[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpBRZBzWQ_cCc_9zKG08L-g Marxism Today] | |||
|stats_update=2023-02-13}} | |||
'''Marxist Paul''' is an [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] communist [[YouTube]] channel<ref>{{ | '''Marxism Today''', formerly '''Marxist Paul''' is an [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] communist [[YouTube]] channel<ref>{{Web citation|author=Marxism Today|newspaper=[[YouTube]]|title=About|date=|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpBRZBzWQ_cCc_9zKG08L-g/about|retrieved=2023-02-13}}</ref> run by Paul Morrin that follows [[Irish republicanism]] and [[Marxism-Leninism-Maoism]].<ref>{{YouTube citation|channel=Marxism Today |title=Vučko Answers Your Questions about the PCP |date=2021-04-30|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIbPizj-xK4 }}</ref> Marxism Today has done streams with [[azureScapegoat]],<ref>{{YouTube citation|title=Getting Schooled by azureScapegoat|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWElpJY9Mow|channel=Marxism Today|date=2020-12-16}}</ref> [[Hakim]],<ref name=":1">{{YouTube citation |title=Hakim Lays Down the Law: Hoxha's Albania, Chinese Socialism/Imperialism, and more (Timestamped) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poLnM9rzbGQ&t=9537s|channel=Marxism Today |date=2021-02-25}}</ref> [[Socialist Swann]],<ref name=":0">{{YouTube citation|title="Men's Rights Activism" w/Da Ladz (Yugopnik and Socialist Swann)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXQZIK7iZqE |channel=Marxism Today |date=2020-11-27}}</ref> [[Tankie Talk]],<ref>{{YouTube citation |channel=Marxism Today |title=Tankie Talk New Year's Eve Special |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyF2hpsBlgA |date=2021-01-01}}</ref> and [[Yugopnik]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{YouTube citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6YKEl4KLWE|channel=Marxism Today|title=Yugopnik DESTROYS LOGIC with FACTS and... Vodka|date=2021-02-04}}</ref> Paul is a member of the [[Connolly Youth Movement]] and also runs the YouTube channel, [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChqbQHIrqk8KqBo36s3c44A Left on Replay].<ref name=":1" /> | ||
== References == | ==Criticisms== | ||
Marxism Today has expressed [[Ultra-leftism|ultra-left]] tendencies condeming [[Actually Existing Socialism|AES]] states such as, [[People's Republic of China|China]], [[Republic of Cuba|Cuba]], [[Socialist Republic of Vietnam|Vietnam]], [[Lao People's Democratic Republic|Laos]] and the [[Democratic People's Republic of Korea|DPRK]] as “…having unfortunately embraced revisionism, or the capitalist road.”<ref>{{YouTube citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PnBUijltCU&t=787s|channel=Marxism Today|title=Why Anarchists Should Study MLM|date=2022-12-17 |quote=Maoism holds that – while there are progressive countries struggling against imperialism, that must be defended against invasion and all other imperialist aggression – there are no existing socialist states in the world. The former socialist experiments having unfortunately embraced revisionism, or the capitalist road.}}</ref> He believes China to be a capitalist, imperialist state despite never debunking his own video stating otherwise.<ref>{{YouTube citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTmnVJxrsAQ&t=463s|channel=Marxism Today|title=Campism {{!}} No, Russia is NOT Anti-Imperialist|date=2022-05-21 |quote=‛Though within this developing association [<span class="plainlinks">[https://en.prolewiki.org/wiki/BRICS BRICS]</span>], it should be stated that only Russia and China – themselves being net capital exporters – so far have achieved the status of being imperialist powers in their own right.}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exd74uNJaeQ&t=70s|channel=Marxism Today|title=Revolution Today: India {{!}} New Democracy|date=2022-11-05 |quote=Worse yet, there are some who hold the view that communist ideology is still alive and well, but have come to that conclusion instead by associating Marxist politics with groups which have long since abondoned revolutionary class struggle, like the ruling party of modern China.}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pezX6p5xpW4|channel=Marxism Today|title=Is China Imperialist? (Outdated - Check Pinned Comment)|date=2020-05-15}}</ref> | |||
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[[Category:Maoist YouTube channels]] | [[Category:Maoist YouTube channels]] | ||
Revision as of 13:55, 13 February 2023
| Marxism Today | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | Paul Morrin |
| Nationality | Irish |
| YouTube information | |
| Website | Marxism Today |
| Years active | 2020–present |
| Subscribers | 53,500 |
| Total views | 1,331,075 |
| Ideology | Marxism-Leninism-Maoism Irish Republicanism Anti-Imperialism |
Last updated: 2023-02-13 | |
Marxism Today, formerly Marxist Paul is an Irish communist YouTube channel[1] run by Paul Morrin that follows Irish republicanism and Marxism-Leninism-Maoism.[2] Marxism Today has done streams with azureScapegoat,[3] Hakim,[4] Socialist Swann,[5] Tankie Talk,[6] and Yugopnik.[5][7] Paul is a member of the Connolly Youth Movement and also runs the YouTube channel, Left on Replay.[4]
Criticisms
Marxism Today has expressed ultra-left tendencies condeming AES states such as, China, Cuba, Vietnam, Laos and the DPRK as “…having unfortunately embraced revisionism, or the capitalist road.”[8] He believes China to be a capitalist, imperialist state despite never debunking his own video stating otherwise.[9][10][11]
References
- ↑ Marxism Today. "About" YouTube. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ Marxism Today (2021-04-30). "Vučko Answers Your Questions about the PCP". YouTube.
- ↑ Marxism Today (2020-12-16). "Getting Schooled by azureScapegoat". YouTube.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Marxism Today (2021-02-25). "Hakim Lays Down the Law: Hoxha's Albania, Chinese Socialism/Imperialism, and more (Timestamped)". YouTube.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Marxism Today (2020-11-27). ""Men's Rights Activism" w/Da Ladz (Yugopnik and Socialist Swann)". YouTube.
- ↑ Marxism Today (2021-01-01). "Tankie Talk New Year's Eve Special". YouTube.
- ↑ Marxism Today (2021-02-04). "Yugopnik DESTROYS LOGIC with FACTS and... Vodka". YouTube.
- ↑ “Maoism holds that – while there are progressive countries struggling against imperialism, that must be defended against invasion and all other imperialist aggression – there are no existing socialist states in the world. The former socialist experiments having unfortunately embraced revisionism, or the capitalist road.”
Marxism Today (2022-12-17). "Why Anarchists Should Study MLM". YouTube. - ↑ “‛Though within this developing association [BRICS], it should be stated that only Russia and China – themselves being net capital exporters – so far have achieved the status of being imperialist powers in their own right.”
Marxism Today (2022-05-21). "Campism | No, Russia is NOT Anti-Imperialist". YouTube. - ↑ “Worse yet, there are some who hold the view that communist ideology is still alive and well, but have come to that conclusion instead by associating Marxist politics with groups which have long since abondoned revolutionary class struggle, like the ruling party of modern China.”
Marxism Today (2022-11-05). "Revolution Today: India | New Democracy". YouTube. - ↑ Marxism Today (2020-05-15). "Is China Imperialist? (Outdated - Check Pinned Comment)". YouTube.