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I honestly don't have any thoughts on this right now other than we need to discuss this. At the time of me writing this, there are no comments on this post.
This issue is often dismissed, but we Marxists criticize and breakdown every amount of our society in hopes of building a new one, and the role of children and/or childhood shouldn't be an exception to this.
Also, what are your guys' thoughts on the concept of youth liberation? Do you support the idea or reject it? Should it be implemented immediately under socialism, implemented gradually as productive forces grow, or not be considered at all?
I support Marxist abolition of the family and education reforms to get rid of the "factory model of education."
That being said, I don't think getting rid of education entirely, for example, is a good idea.
I can’t imagine any person in a proper state of mind would support getting rid of education. We need to make education about learning and not about production but I think as a society we need to emphasize learning and education as much as humanly possible
In addition to Rondomi's reply, I wanted to point out that I interpreted OP's post as perhaps implying that meaning, when they wrote:
This was further confirmed when the first result when searching "youth liberation" was this anarchist article that called schools concentration camps and unironically suggested the word "children" is equivalent to the N-word.
Oh, I was just thinking they meant the current education system needs work. (But jeez, that article is insane, I’m guessing some kid who didn’t like school wrote that)
They're just grumpy because their mum said it was bedtime.
Our conditions aren't conducive to maintaining a proper state of mind. After having been put through the barbaric, traumatic education typical to the west, I can understand why people foster a belief that education is bad by default. Like those put through conversion therapy who develop a disdain for psychologists. Or those wronged by their government who become anarchists. All three have applied to me in the past. When one is a victim of poor education and trauma, getting them to see the truth can become an extremely delicate act.
I suppose this is a reason. I still think logically and as a group we need to reject any assertions against education most fully
I support the concept of youth liberation. I can say without a doubt that if I had an "out" from my family, that I would have taken it. Aldous Huxley writes of a concept in his fiction novel Island, where families are assigned to a unit. If children need an escape from their immediate family, they're able to stay with other families in the unit. I think the saying "it takes a village" is true and we've been ignoring it for at least the last century here in the west.
I believe the DPRK is the only nation with direct youth representation in their government, so it certainly is a question many marxist states have considered before.
Any resources on what the concept of youth liberation is and how it might be implemented? This is the first time I've heard of it... (Yes, I know I could look it up, but considering how search engines can be biased or low-quality, I would rather ask someone already familiar with the concept.)