The People's Cube is 16 years old - but that's in Laika-the-Space-Dog years. Our researchers at the Karl Marx Treatment Center tell us that to a human - which describes most of our members - it is only one year. So we are pretty young still, and maybe that's also why we're a bit disoriented about current events.

On the one hand / forefoot / paw / flipper / tentacle we have much to celebrate - after all, the revolution we have been clamoring about has finally happened. On the other appendage, it doesn't look like the proletarian revolution Marx and Lenin told us about.

The toiling masses of workers and peasants have been swept aside and labeled as fascists, racists, and homophobes. They've become too comfortable with capitalism, clinging to their guns, religion, families, private property, and the Constitution. Instead, a new coalition of minorities has been created, indoctrinated into victimhood, and labeled as the new revolutionary classes. They are now the New Proletariat, which qualifies them as the elites. The Oppressed Elites.

According to Marx, a successful proletarian revolution must be followed by a proletarian dictatorship that will transform the society and fight off the resistance of the bourgeoisie. What we're living under today, however, is a dictatorship of the New Proletariat, who are oppressing by the Old Proletariat, while themselves maintaining the oppressed status. That has thrown the nation into a perpetual vortex of oppression which spins in a never-ending circle with no end in sight and no conceivable outcome that we used to call progress.

By definition, no circular movement can lead people to progress (except for masturbation, which seems to be the favorite pastime of our Oppressed Elites, from which they obtain their social skills and higher knowledge about the world).

Karl Marx was a white male economist in the 19th century Europe. To him, a socialist revolution followed by a dictatorship was necessary to improve the material well-being of the working classes. We can only wonder if he'd be happy or disappointed if he were to learn that the working classes of the 20th and now the 21st century would live better and have nicer things and entertainment options than the 19th century capitalists - and that it would happen without any revolution, dictatorship, or the killing fields.

According to old-fashioned logic, we should celebrate the fact that such progress could happen without a bloody mess of repressions, gulags, and ruined lives. If the goal has been achieved by other means, why not take pleasure in the results? Let the workers enjoy their material well-being and let the revolutionaries move on from organizing the masses to organizing their porn collections.

But that is not the logic of the Oppressed Elites. They are angry at such an outcome and they invent reasons why overall prosperity is bad for society, for the environment, and for the climate. They're set on transforming the world regardless of what the fat and stupid working classes want.

In the New Dialectical Materialism, the working classes have become the New Oppressors, and their lot is now being ruthlessly worsened by a Dictatorship of the New Proletariat, many of whom have come from the old bourgeoisie. Their goal is to make the world a better place by making it worse for everybody, everybody except themselves. Their ultimate objective is not so much peace and justice and economic improvement as it is personal orgasm through circular masturbation. If you dare oppose them, you will be called a hater and be destroyed. Your bravery will accomplish nothing except reinforce their oppressed status. The circle is complete. Orgasms ensue.

East is West, up is down, pro is anti, and vice versa. We, the old-school Marxists, feel extremely confused. That is why, instead of celebrating our anniversary, we will be anti-celebrating it behind Tractor Barn #2, trying to unconfuse ourselves with copious amounts of beet vodka, which has always been our reliable source of higher knowledge about the world, let alone social skills and revolutionary fervor.

All workers and peasants are invited. A confused look in the eyes is a plus. Bring your own hammers and sickles.

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Another way to unconfuse yourself about our New Revolutionary Dictatorship is this series of videos called New Discourses. Especially the 4-part analysis of Herbert Marcuse and his concept of repressive tolerance. The author, James Lindsay, is an academic behind the "Feminist Mein Kampf" paper. Watching is not required but listening is mandatory.

To properly "anti-celebrate" we must emulate the decadence of western Rock 'n' Roll and pretend the Cube is a 16-year-old gal:



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Neil Sedaka sings "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen."




Happy Birthday People's Cube -- or else!


It's also a good time to celebrate the Cube's historic accomplishments:



--KOOK

On the one hand / forefoot / paw / flipper / tentacle we have much to celebrate

I feel so left out....

KOOK wrote:To properly "anti-celebrate" we must emulate the decadence of western Rock 'n' Roll and pretend the Cube is a 16-year-old gal:



Click here for video that doesn't embed:

Neil Sedaka sings "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen."




Happy Birthday People's Cube -- or else!


--KOOK

I don't know about those song choices Komrade Kook. For old songs they seem a bit mild based on 2021 standards.

Based on Komrade Square's description.......................

"East is West, up is down, pro is anti, and vice versa. We, the old-school Marxists, feel extremely confused. That is why, instead of celebrating our anniversary, we will be anti-celebrating it behind Tractor Barn #2, trying to unconfuse ourselves with copious amounts of beet vodka, which has always been our reliable source of higher knowledge about the world, let alone social skills and revolutionary fervor."

IMHO Iggy Pop's Sweet Sixteen is more the ticket.................

I'll bring enough BC Powders for the whole kollective.

I made cake. Make sure it is equally distributed.

16 and untouched.

Even though TPC's

lot is now being ruthlessly worsened by a Dictatorship of the New Proletariat, many of whom have come from the old bourgeoisie. Their goal is to make the world a better place by making it worse for everybody. Except themselves. Their ultimate objective is not so much peace and justice and economic improvement, as it is personal orgasm through circular masturbation. If you dare oppose them, you will be called a hater and be destroyed. Your bravery will accomplish nothing except reinforce their oppressed status. The circle is complete. Orgasms ensue.

Red Square is still pure.And that's sayin' a lot!forelocktug,'pelipsky

We will force the working classes to make the rope we will steal and hang them with!

Where's all the sixteen year old chics, anyways? They told me there were sixteen year old chics here. What kind of a party is this man? You wanna fight? I'd like to take you all behind the barn and beat the daylights out of you. I bet you can't race me up the stairs! Fatso!

KOOK wrote:To properly "anti-celebrate" we must emulate the decadence of western Rock 'n' Roll and pretend the Cube is a 16-year-old gal:

No! See the visual agitation warning below. This also concerns Klara's choice of Iggy Pop. And totally rehabilitates Ivan Betinov whom we should appoint to judge the appropriatness of dance moves at factory worker's gatherings and collective farm culture clubs.

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President Potemkin wrote:Where's all the sixteen year old chics, anyways? They told me there were sixteen year old chics here. What kind of a party is this man? You wanna fight? I'd like to take you all behind the barn and beat the daylights out of you. I bet you can't race me up the stairs! Fatso!

Here's a picture of topless chicks in short skirts flocking in the corner of Tractor Barn #2. Just how you like them, Mr. President.

Here is the American song, Sixteen Candles, which should be acceptable because it was made by a 75% oppressed foursome.

Colonel Obyezyana wrote:Here is the American song, Sixteen Candles, which should be acceptable because it was made by a 75% oppressed foursome.

I'll see your oppressed candles and raise you Dr. Hook, featuring a differently-abled one-eyed-American.

Red Square wrote: I'll see your oppressed candles and raise you Dr. Hook, featuring a differently-abled one-eyed-American.

Funny coincidence: I was thinking about that song while I was eating breakfast.

President Potemkin wrote:We will force the working classes to make the rope we will steal and hang them with!

President Potempkin,

You bear a striking resemblance to "Wokutus," who was assimilated by the WORG and who is subservient to the WORG Queen(s) and Chuckutus:



--KOOK

Yo!

It is April 1st already?! I missed it since we already had April Fool's Day on January 20th:


Happy Birthday TPC!

More beet vodka for all. (Party leaders will drink responsibly, from all tax-payers' bottles.)

Red Square wrote:

President Potemkin wrote:Where's all the sixteen year old chics, anyways? They told me there were sixteen year old chics here. What kind of a party is this man? You wanna fight? I'd like to take you all behind the barn and beat the daylights out of you. I bet you can't race me up the stairs! Fatso!

Here's a picture of topless chicks in short skirts flocking in the corner of Tractor Barn #2. Just how you like them, Mr. President.

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Most Exalted Red Square,You should have simply told President Potemkin to take a somewhat-not-safe-for-work peek out of his window -- but wait, I forgot that he's always in the basement.

--KOOK

Comrade Peoples Director Red Square!

I've been following this Neo-Kulak Lindsay very closely for the Party™ over the last year. In my opinion all Party™ members must real ALL of his posts on Twitter @ConceptualJames and also take in his Counter-Revolutionary website https://newdiscourses.com/ Only through intimate knowledge of out enemies may the Glorious World of Next Tuesday be upon us.
P.S. Uncle Sergei's Special Beet Mash will be available for Party Members only in the unspoken bunker behind Tractor Barn #2! All others not welcome.

As Always, in Great Revolutionary Brotherhood!

Dimitri!

Ivan Betinov wrote:

On the one hand / forefoot / paw / flipper / tentacle we have much to celebrate

I feel so left out....

For the sake of inclusivity, what is your preferred appendage referent? Synapse? Lobe?

Perhaps all avatars and résumés should include these appendage referents along with pronouns. (Also vaccination status, yes?)

Meanwhile, a most equal birthday to The People's Cube and all its denizens, regardless of appendage!

Congratulations and thanks to Red Square for parenting and nurturing the Peoples Cube ™ to the age of consent in 32 states.

They include Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Hawaii, Iowa, Kentucky, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Washington.

Tractor Barn #2 will be closed for a couple of days while we clean up from the party and distill process a fresh batch of delicious and nutritious beet-juice which we seem to have run out of.

Jill Biden speaks Spanish - again

I will anti-celebtate by denouncing myself by admitting dou t of the glorious leadership and vigor of dear Groper.

Comrades, I beg forgiveness that I was not able to attend the anti-celebration behind Tractor Barn #2. An emergency meeting of the DNC Politburo's™ Inner Circle™ by Chairperson Comrade Kamala. It has been unanimously decided that President Cho Baiden is banned from a future Politburo™ sessions. The transition to the Kamala administration begins.

Red Square wrote:

KOOK wrote:To properly "anti-celebrate" we must emulate the decadence of western Rock 'n' Roll and pretend the Cube is a 16-year-old gal:

No! See the visual agitation warning below. This also concerns Klara's choice of Iggy Pop.

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I must say Komrade Square that the contribution of Iggy Pop in the 70s led to the decline of Capitalism among those that followed Iggy. Which is a good thing in the 'overall scheme of things'. All things considered.

16!

(what? 16 evil? worse than 13? not "circular" enough?
(dimwitted rumor, disseminated by People's Enemy!)

Look here, Enemy! :

Red Square wrote:... On the one hand / forefoot / paw / flipper / tentacle ...

Hah.. In the spirit of Gender Diversity, Prokaryote/Eukaryote Equity, and Progressive Language Fuckup Revoolooshun, I philologo-intellectualized that appendage gallery (claw added!) (o yeah, and brain too!*) (plus peplomer aka spike, like in SARS-CoV comrades), and decided that the proper name for all them would be extremitx. Kollektive of extremitx - Diversity, Equity, Revoolooshun, and Species-Inclusive!

Then I hastened to our Byuro Patentov Barrack (just behind Tractor Barn #2, and turn left), and secured the "extremitx" patent. Yesss! Komrades, that will be a smash hit in Proglo-Merica! Just wait and see BIG $$$ (converted to rubles) roll in!

And then, of course, vee vill haf a wild fiesta in Barn #2! Well-seasoned beet liquors, zakuski, ogurtsy, all the goodies - promised!


* per aspera ad astra! (do they know, for millenia)
aspera: hardships - riggers, reigned by brain (proof: no brain → no aspera, ja?)
ad astra: to the stars - can't reach a star with hand/foot/paw/etc., but brain's riggers can!

And so, brain clearly counts as an extremitx! da?

Ergo: No worry, Komrade Betinov! You're in!

I was indoctrinated into the Cube in July, 2009. It has been quite an experience. I have enjoyed the hilarious takes on our political world for going on 13 years now. I have had the honor of even having a few of my own entries make it onto the mother page and even onto other sites. What has been less hilarious is watching that which was being mocked become reality in what we are living through. Red Square has used this platform as a warning to us all and used his humor and artistic skills to point out the absurdity by being absurd. But now the absurdity is not absurd it is our current state of existence. Even Red Square must be shocked, or perhaps he is not, how fast so much has changed in 16 years.I do have to say. There have been many great moments since I joined in 2009 but nothing was as hilarious as when the People Cube mimicked Cindy Sheehan's website to absolute perfection. I knew at that moment I was hooked.

El Presidente wrote:I was indoctrinated into the Cube in July, 2009. It has been quite an experience. I have enjoyed the hilarious takes on our political world for going on 13 years now. I have had the honor of even having a few of my own entries make it onto the mother page and even onto other sites. What has been less hilarious is watching that which was being mocked become reality in what we are living through. Red Square has used this platform as a warning to us all and used his humor and artistic skills to point out the absurdity by being absurd. But now the absurdity is not absurd it is our current state of existence. Even Red Square must be shocked, or perhaps he is not, how fast so much has changed in 16 years.I do have to say. There have been many great moments since I joined in 2009 but nothing was as hilarious as when the People Cube mimicked Cindy Sheehan's website to absolute perfection. I knew at that moment I was hooked.

Comrades, since we will all be sent to gulag living in glorious next tuesday soon, maybe the time has come for the prouction of a "best of" collection? As in, every comrade declares his/her/xizes/dk#d's most equal post of the past glorious years? I would be delighted to learn about your "golden oldies".

My contribution:https://thepeoplescube.com/peoples-blog ... 21680.html

Minitrue wrote:

El Presidente wrote:I was indoctrinated into the Cube in July, 2009. It has been quite an experience. I have enjoyed the hilarious takes on our political world for going on 13 years now. I have had the honor of even having a few of my own entries make it onto the mother page and even onto other sites. What has been less hilarious is watching that which was being mocked become reality in what we are living through. Red Square has used this platform as a warning to us all and used his humor and artistic skills to point out the absurdity by being absurd. But now the absurdity is not absurd it is our current state of existence. Even Red Square must be shocked, or perhaps he is not, how fast so much has changed in 16 years.I do have to say. There have been many great moments since I joined in 2009 but nothing was as hilarious as when the People Cube mimicked Cindy Sheehan's website to absolute perfection. I knew at that moment I was hooked.

Comrades, since we will all be sent to gulag living in glorious next tuesday soon, maybe the time has come for the prouction of a "best of" collection? As in, every comrade declares his/her/xizes/dk#d's most equal post of the past glorious years? I would be delighted to learn about your "golden oldies".

My contribution:https://thepeoplescube.com/peoples-blog ... 21680.html

That is a most equal contribution. It is an excellent example of erasing the past so we can repeat it. It was most successful in a city I once lived in, Richmond Va. I lived a few blocks from Monument Avenue which has now been renamed as Monumentless Avenue.




While this was not my contribution, it is one of my favorite threads. It was the one that made me plunge into the Cube after lurking for a while...........................

What is it like to fire a Daisy BB gun

Minitrue wrote:... Comrades, since we will all be sent to gulag living in glorious next tuesday soon, maybe the time has come for the prouction of [highlight=#ffff00]a "best of" collection[/highlight]? As in, every comrade declares his/her/xizes/dk#d's most equal post of the past glorious years? I would be delighted to learn about your "golden oldies". ...

Esteemed Minitrue, truly a Mission Impossible for my omnivorous kubidummkopf.

( my [+/-] fave-list is yuuge (and surely Komrade Director's indoctrinations lead that revolutionary peloton) ; then, you bet, a series of transmitions from the avant-garde Kubicule de Bruxelles is also there - mayhep the glorious CultApprop shtick first )

( ... and People's anti-Trump Hyperventilation Chamber ; I mean, if for no other reason, TRUMP 2.0 is at least needed to energize our hyperdioxidizing kubactivities! )


Yet, here a distinctly hilarious burak (= Polish for beet), from another islet of our vast Kubarchipelago: Polish Comrades Modify The People's Cube To Their Needs.