Red Library: A Political Education Podcast for Today's Left - UNLOCKED PATREON EPISODE: Red Library's Top 30 Leftist Theorists Tiered Hierarchy Battle Royale (Pt. 1)

UNLOCKED PATREON EPISODE: Red Library's Top 30 Leftist Theorists Tiered Hierarchy Battle Royale (Pt. 1)

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05/27/20 • 97 min

Red Library: A Political Education Podcast for Today's Left

THE GLOVES ARE OFF. IT'S LEFTIST THEORIST (Post-1969) BATTLE ROYALE TIME. Red Library just hit our goal of 50 patrons which we have been working on over the last year (AIR HORNS AIR HORNS). As a small thank you to all you comrade listeners out there that have been our ride-or-dies, Comrade Adam/Bane, CC Don/Joker, and CC Alex/Thanos/Lobo are ranking into a tiered hierarchy and in a completely arbitrary way the top 30ish Leftist theorists from 1969 onward. This list is now official Red Library Party line and officially canon. This marathon episode involved a good bit of alcohol, heated debate, icy cold takes, contention, controversy, and lots of trash talking along the way. Further Reading/References

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