[BEST OF] Continuity & Rupture: Maoism and the Science of Revolutionary Communism
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Breht O'Shea
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🗓️ 29 May 2025
⏱️ 76 minutes
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ORIGINALLY RELEASED Mar 18, 2018
In this engaging episode, Breht sits down with philosopher and author J. Moufawad-Paul, the mind behind the influential books "The Communist Necessity" and "Continuity and Rupture" among others. Together, they delve deep into JMP's profound exploration of communism and Maoism, unpacking key concepts like revolutionary necessity, historical continuity, and theoretical rupture.
This wide-ranging discussion tackles pivotal questions of Marxist theory: Why is communism not merely an ideological preference, but a necessity born from the contradictions of capitalism? How does Maoism represent both a continuity with Marxist-Leninist traditions and a significant rupture, signaling a critical evolution in revolutionary theory and practice? And importantly, what can contemporary revolutionaries and activists learn from this dialectical understanding of revolutionary history?
Tune in to deepen your grasp of Marxism, enrich your theoretical toolkit, and learn about the nuances of marxism-leninism-maoism.
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| 1:08.7 | Welcome to Revolutionary Left Radio. I'm your host, Anne Comrade O'Shea. And today we have on Joshua Malfoyd Paul. Did I say that correctly? Mufalwood. We have him on to discuss Maoism, his book, continuity and rupture and some leftist philosophy. I'm really excited to have Josh on the show. I've been |
| 1:29.3 | really getting into his work. Before we introduce him, I wanted to give a shout out to my friend and |
| 1:34.1 | fellow organizer, Seth Darlington, who really, you know, gave me access to a lot of Josh's work |
| 1:40.8 | and helped me kind of formulate the outline. He was on our first 101 episode of Maoism that we did a few months back. He was our guest on that show. And so a lot of people liked that first episode. And this is going to be a deeper dive into Maoism. So I'm really excited to have you on, Josh. Would you like to introduce yourself and say a bit about your background before we dive into the questions? Yeah, I can do a bit. So I'm, you know, my name is Joshua. I'm |
| 1:44.3 | Paul and Paul. Um, introduce yourself and say a bit about your background before we dive into the questions? |
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