JudgeSabo 🏴
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(He/They) ⛧ Anarchism 🏴 Syndicalism+ 🐈⬛ Philosophy φ Wildbow Fan 🕷️
Liberty, equality, and solidarity. ACAB 🍉Ⓥ
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JudgeSabo 🏴
@judgesabo.bsky.social
· Nov 18
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A place for me to post long posts on anarchist theory and history. Click to read JudgeSabo's Substack, a Substack publication. Launched a year ago.
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I've been steadily posting more and more to a substack. Check out this page as a guide to various posts I've made on anarchist theory, history, and notes I've taken on several books.
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For both Marx and Lenin, socialism/communism has abolished the bourgeoisie even in its first phase. No country has yet achieved this. There is no "Actually Existing Socialism."
December 3, 2025 at 10:24 PM
For both Marx and Lenin, socialism/communism has abolished the bourgeoisie even in its first phase. No country has yet achieved this. There is no "Actually Existing Socialism."
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The ruling class has fumbled its reins on the propaganda war and now recognizes it's being outclassed by simple pictures and videos of things actually happening in real life, presented in real-time by real people experiencing it.
Without spin, the real world simply cannot be allowed to exist.
Without spin, the real world simply cannot be allowed to exist.
Hillary Clinton blames TikTok and “totally made up” videos for young people’s views on Israel and Palestine.
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
December 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The ruling class has fumbled its reins on the propaganda war and now recognizes it's being outclassed by simple pictures and videos of things actually happening in real life, presented in real-time by real people experiencing it.
Without spin, the real world simply cannot be allowed to exist.
Without spin, the real world simply cannot be allowed to exist.
The stories of Jesus' birth is interesting because it is both fictional AND good proof that Jesus actually existed. Matthew and Luke contradict and awkwardly explain how Jesus of Nazareth was really born in Bethlehem, suggesting there was a real Jesus known to be from Nazareth already.
December 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The stories of Jesus' birth is interesting because it is both fictional AND good proof that Jesus actually existed. Matthew and Luke contradict and awkwardly explain how Jesus of Nazareth was really born in Bethlehem, suggesting there was a real Jesus known to be from Nazareth already.
MLs frequently mix up the dictatorship of the proletariat (dotp) with the first phase of communism. Marx and Lenin disagree. The first phase of communism (or socialism for Lenin) is entirely classless. The bourgeoisie were abolished in the DotP and we are in the new mode of production: communism.
December 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
MLs frequently mix up the dictatorship of the proletariat (dotp) with the first phase of communism. Marx and Lenin disagree. The first phase of communism (or socialism for Lenin) is entirely classless. The bourgeoisie were abolished in the DotP and we are in the new mode of production: communism.
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"An"caps often argue that communists can exist under "an"capism, but that the reverse is not true. What they actually mean by this is, if they have the capital, workers could legally start a co-op. But by the same logic, "an"caps could work their own plot of land without hiring any wage laborers.
November 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"An"caps often argue that communists can exist under "an"capism, but that the reverse is not true. What they actually mean by this is, if they have the capital, workers could legally start a co-op. But by the same logic, "an"caps could work their own plot of land without hiring any wage laborers.
Been a bit since I highlighted any errors in my Capital reading but noticed this... Not an error, but a difference between the Penguin edition and the Marxists.org version. Is it £80 million or £180 million? Is this hypothetical or historical?
November 20, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Been a bit since I highlighted any errors in my Capital reading but noticed this... Not an error, but a difference between the Penguin edition and the Marxists.org version. Is it £80 million or £180 million? Is this hypothetical or historical?
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Kropotkin's analysis of women's domestic labour remains relevant over a century later.
November 20, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Kropotkin's analysis of women's domestic labour remains relevant over a century later.
The best parts of Christianity are undermined by the other parts. Ideally it encourages deep reflection, teaching repentance with a call to do and be better. The classic "Know thyself." Against that are original sin (guilt without reflection) and instant forgiveness (without doing/being better).
November 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The best parts of Christianity are undermined by the other parts. Ideally it encourages deep reflection, teaching repentance with a call to do and be better. The classic "Know thyself." Against that are original sin (guilt without reflection) and instant forgiveness (without doing/being better).
One of the propertarian arguments I've only touched on is Rothbard's absurd trilemma. He argues there are three possible answers to who owns things (1) his Lockean system, (2) some race based hierarchy, or (3) a "communist" equal ownership. We just disprove this by listing any other options.
I wrote this paper previously to debunk another argument, the "non-aggression principle." Since then, I've heard more variations of this argument, but none that actually get around this fundamental issue.
judgesabo.substack.com/p/no-one-bel...
judgesabo.substack.com/p/no-one-bel...
November 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
One of the propertarian arguments I've only touched on is Rothbard's absurd trilemma. He argues there are three possible answers to who owns things (1) his Lockean system, (2) some race based hierarchy, or (3) a "communist" equal ownership. We just disprove this by listing any other options.
I wrote this paper previously to debunk another argument, the "non-aggression principle." Since then, I've heard more variations of this argument, but none that actually get around this fundamental issue.
judgesabo.substack.com/p/no-one-bel...
judgesabo.substack.com/p/no-one-bel...
November 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I wrote this paper previously to debunk another argument, the "non-aggression principle." Since then, I've heard more variations of this argument, but none that actually get around this fundamental issue.
judgesabo.substack.com/p/no-one-bel...
judgesabo.substack.com/p/no-one-bel...
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What abolishing the state meant to anarchists in the past.
November 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
What abolishing the state meant to anarchists in the past.
To dunk on the Austrian School more, Hoppe's argumentation ethics is especially silly. Even other Austrians like Bob Murphy have given pretty solid critiques of it.
philpapers.org/rec/CALHHA
philpapers.org/rec/CALHHA
November 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
To dunk on the Austrian School more, Hoppe's argumentation ethics is especially silly. Even other Austrians like Bob Murphy have given pretty solid critiques of it.
philpapers.org/rec/CALHHA
philpapers.org/rec/CALHHA
Carl Menger, the founder of "Austrian" econ, argued property comes from scarcity, with whatever goods we have to meet our needs which we economize are being our property. But this is a far way removed from any Lockean idea and fits closer to Proudhon's idea of possessions, not property.
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Carl Menger, the founder of "Austrian" econ, argued property comes from scarcity, with whatever goods we have to meet our needs which we economize are being our property. But this is a far way removed from any Lockean idea and fits closer to Proudhon's idea of possessions, not property.
A central trick of "Austrian" economics sneaking in and naturalizing propertarian assumptions. Through stories of isolated "Robinson Crusoe" types, property is seen as existing pre-society. This then becomes fundamental from distinguishing "voluntary" contractual relations vs. "hegemonic" ones.
November 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A central trick of "Austrian" economics sneaking in and naturalizing propertarian assumptions. Through stories of isolated "Robinson Crusoe" types, property is seen as existing pre-society. This then becomes fundamental from distinguishing "voluntary" contractual relations vs. "hegemonic" ones.
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I cannot emphasize enough how many people are dead today who wouldn't be if any of these fucking journalists had done actual fucking journalism instead of serving the ruling class
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
November 13, 2025 at 3:30 AM
I cannot emphasize enough how many people are dead today who wouldn't be if any of these fucking journalists had done actual fucking journalism instead of serving the ruling class
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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Vangaurd this vanguard that. “Vanguard” is a military analogy. Vanguards do not lead. They scout, they clash with the enemy first, they lay the groundwork for the main force to advance. The main force follows, not because of leadership, but because the vanguard opens the way.
It's striking that some anarchists and ultralefts - although they reject the Leninist conception of the "political vanguard" - talk about themselves in such a way that it's clear they seem themselves as a *moral* vanguard. Or even an ethical elite. They're simply *better people* than normies. 🧵
November 13, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Vangaurd this vanguard that. “Vanguard” is a military analogy. Vanguards do not lead. They scout, they clash with the enemy first, they lay the groundwork for the main force to advance. The main force follows, not because of leadership, but because the vanguard opens the way.
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"Mark my words, one wrong step in this town’ll land you in a whole heap of social services."
Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process
Well, well, well. What have we got here? Another city slicker who thinks he can waltz into my town and start causin’ all sorts of trouble. I’d be careful if I was you, fella. Because however they do t...
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November 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
"Mark my words, one wrong step in this town’ll land you in a whole heap of social services."
A major part of conservative ideology is that society has a bias to the middle. If you are poor, it's easy to get established if you just try. If you are rich, it's easy to lose everything unless you're smart. Hence why these people "deserve" their positions. Reality is, of course, the opposite.
November 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
A major part of conservative ideology is that society has a bias to the middle. If you are poor, it's easy to get established if you just try. If you are rich, it's easy to lose everything unless you're smart. Hence why these people "deserve" their positions. Reality is, of course, the opposite.
Of all the conservative hypocrisies I heard growing up, none angered me more than hearing people say "We need God to have a universal moral standard applying to all times and places" only to turn around and say "You can't judge this colonizer/slaver/etc because it was a different time and place."
November 12, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Of all the conservative hypocrisies I heard growing up, none angered me more than hearing people say "We need God to have a universal moral standard applying to all times and places" only to turn around and say "You can't judge this colonizer/slaver/etc because it was a different time and place."
I don't tend to be interested in Marxist critiques of moral realism which emphasizes that our ideas about morality arise out of our socio-economic base. They do arise out of that, of course, but so do literally all of our ideas, including math, science, etc.
November 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I don't tend to be interested in Marxist critiques of moral realism which emphasizes that our ideas about morality arise out of our socio-economic base. They do arise out of that, of course, but so do literally all of our ideas, including math, science, etc.
Some people get upset studying philosophy because they feel it doesn't tell them approximately what position is 'correct' like you might get in science. They then dismiss it all as pointless. This misses the very real benefit of helping you avoid all the issues we are confident are very, very wrong.
November 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Some people get upset studying philosophy because they feel it doesn't tell them approximately what position is 'correct' like you might get in science. They then dismiss it all as pointless. This misses the very real benefit of helping you avoid all the issues we are confident are very, very wrong.
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somebody's been informed he's losing the case
November 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
somebody's been informed he's losing the case
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Walmart has a habit of not vetting products submitted by individual vendors very well. Please give this a search and report them down, they're still up.
November 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Walmart has a habit of not vetting products submitted by individual vendors very well. Please give this a search and report them down, they're still up.
Even when I was right-wing growing up, I never bought the idea that someone being a "good businessman" would make them a good politician. The whole argument I heard for why the market was better was because of competition and market prices, not them being better or smarter people. Seemed silly.
November 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Even when I was right-wing growing up, I never bought the idea that someone being a "good businessman" would make them a good politician. The whole argument I heard for why the market was better was because of competition and market prices, not them being better or smarter people. Seemed silly.