Do Your Homework!

New Discourses Bullets, Ep. 95

To be successful at pushing back at Woke Marxism, you have to know some Woke Marxism and know it pretty well. It's not enough to have a tacit sense of what "Woke" or its programs are about. You have to be somewhat knowledgeable. Leftists are extremely good at discrediting their opposition by making them look dumb (or ignorant, or uninformed), evil, or crazy, and they will spring questions on unsuspecting activists to create this image. Preventing them the easy entry against you, your work, and your message that is undermining your intellectual authority on these matters is as simple as one thing: doing your homework. In this episode of New Discourses Bullets, host James Lindsay talks about this Leftist strategy and the importance of doing your homework to countering them. Join him to up your game!

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[sylvarogre]

It is shocking that the most important advice at this time can be reduced to "Clean your room." and "Do your homework."

[_ollieoop_]

It’s like being in an abusive relationship. The gaslighting, isolation, threats and accusations are exactly the same.

[travtotheworld]

It is vital to be able to answer questions, BUT don't forget to ASK questions as well. Asking questions is a way of going on the offensive and putting them on their heels. When Kendi was asked to define racism and the answer he had was "a system that's racist" he did more damage to his own cause then most conservatives ever have.

[JeffWright]

Couldn’t agree more! When trying to change hearts and minds you need to throughly know what you’re talking about. Someone who disagrees with you will never give you the benefit of the doubt.

[brahimilyes]

The definition of *woke* according to themselves is: "Woke means having critical consciousness. Critical consciousness means believing that our social environment is contoured by illegitimate power structures that need to be identified, exposed, ans denounced" (Lindsay, 2024).

[teslinjoe]

I know you're not talking to anyone in particular but listening to this message made me realize that out of weariness and frustration, I've numbed out more than I realized. Gotta get back to work. Thanks, James -- I needed this.

[dachristo.]

I've been really wanting a reading list, ideally ranked in order of importance to read first.
I also can imagine a 'What's James reading this week?' page on the website.

[leonkennedy]

This is a really great reminder to make sure that the person you're arguing against in your imagination isn't an unprepared idiot. We've all seen the videos of such-and-such person destroyed by a one liner, and that may be satisfying to watch, but underestimating your enemy is a mistake as old as humanity. Always assume they've done their homework.

[Aijan]

James, I’m sure your fantastic work is inspiring many inquisitive and courageous people to follow this path and fight back.

[segretoesconociuto]

The crowd loves you, James! Save us from all the political religions.

[billbadson]

I'm immune to gaslighting. I recognize it as a tool of the Enemy. It was the first thing he did to tempt Eve into sin.

[Nordic_Sky]

It would be great if you sold a starter set of flash cards that have all the FAQs. Then you could expand the set over time.

[timthompson]

Thanks. You are correct. The homework is hard, but the reward, continuing the benefits of Western Civilization vs. the horrors of Marxist totalitarianism (read The Gulag Archipelago if you want to understand what I mean), makes the homework well worth the effort. What I like about your presentations is you cite their material. I likely know more about Marxist doctrine and tactics than a lot of their foot-soldiers. I’ve got a lot more reading to do (I’m currently reading “Rules For Radicals”), but it’s getting easier to recognize the Marxist terminology coming from the mouths of politicians and main-stream media pundits.

[maddevil]

There needs to be a concise book similar to Beautiful Trouble that cooks everything down to its most clear and understandable reduction.

[cincour]

Amen, God bless you, James Lindsay. I think we need anti-communist textbooks for elementary and high school.

[Petter_GM]

Watch James's lectures on the theology of marxism. If you understand that, you will probably be able to answer most questions about this. Here's one concept that is key to a lot: Their victory is measured in "confessions". That is to say, every time they make a truth claim (people can be trans, the US is systemically racist, you are racist, etc) the whole point is to make you accept it or commit to it. In other words, they are the accuser and they want you to confess. The way to counter this is to NEVER CONFESS. It doesn't matter if they want you to confess to the fact that 2+2=4. If they want you to say something, DO NOT COMPLY. Because they are not doing it out of a love of the truth, but out of a existential hatred of reality and especially of the human being.

[friendlyfire]

It's headed toward Maoism. Until they are stopped and rolled back, there is no reason for them to stop anywhere by themselves.

[tomchidwick]

"I looked down and saw the rails, for the first time..."

Hahaha. I love it. So good. Exactly how I feel.

[ForProfit-x]

Give me reading assignments!! Thanks for your hard work James!

[Objectivityiskey]

You defiantly need to do you homework. Get the primary source and read it, then read it again, and then once more for good measure. Then, when James talks, not only will you understand his perspective, you will know why he has formed his perspective. Love you James, keep up the good fight! 🥰🥰❤‍🔥❤‍🔥