Hello and welcome to Mentifata where unrest best, with caveats that, you know, maybe we'll get into today,

maybe we'll get into on a different day.

Still a fun slogan, I like it.

I'm Jamie Peck, I'm Sean K B. I'm a P Andi just kidding I know I fooled you but it's just me this time hi but I'm not alone actually I'm here with my friend Marvin Gonzales who is a member of

DSA's International Committee as well as a founding member of the merge Communist Caucus out of New York City. He also works on the

partisan, which is a great publication put out by several different left caucuses working together in

DSA. He's a gentleman, he's a scholar, sex symbol in some circles.

What's up, Marv? What's up? I can't believe you actually, you actually went with the sex simple. I'm into it.

Don't write checks your ass can't cash. But you liked it so it's great. So what do we got here? So okay guests guests friends listeners what are we doing what am I saying I don't know cut this part out so Marvin recently attended the

controversial in some circles congresso

bicentario de los Pueblos in Venezuela,

and I wanted to have him on to talk about the experience

and Venezuela more generally, if that's all right.

That's fine with me. I'm near already. Let's do it.

All right, let's do it. I was going to give you props for a silly tweet you did earlier, but maybe we'll save that for the end.

Now I'm just going to read it now because I brought it up and I have to.

When you said, I think my biggest turnoffs on dating apps are people who describe themselves as spiritual or who post pictures of themselves doing active shit like kayaking. I disdain both spiritual and physical pursuits and I just want to say big mood to that.

It's true like I feel like I don't I don't want to see someone like ice climbing when I'm like on field you know I'm just trying to figure out it like I want a picture and then like three or four words that's it but then there's like all these people I'm

feeling like I'm really close to God. Yeah I just don't think it's appropriate.

Well but okay counterpoint if you have someone on there who's like, I lead a life of the mind, please only match with me if you do as well, that's also kind of annoying.

Why are you on a kink website if you only live the life of the mind?

I feel like, you know, there's okay cubid for that.

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