Maoism in the Imperialist Core
An advanced study of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism, focusing on the strategy of Protracted People's War, the Mass Line, and the construction of the Three Instruments of Revolution within the contemporary United States.
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71 levels across 9 sections, about 142 minutes end to end, roughly 28 days at five minutes a day. It moves through The Mass Line and Social Investigation, The Three Instruments of Revolution, Strategy of Protracted People's War, Two-Line Struggle and Anti-Revisionism, Sectoral Organizing: Labor and Students, People's Defense and Community Power, Philosophy: Dialectical Materialism, The Cultural Revolution and Continuity, and Agitprop and Security Culture.
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Key ideas in Maoism in the Imperialist Core
- SICA as a continuous process rather than a one-time survey
- Identifying advanced, intermediate, and backward elements
- The primary contradiction is the one whose existence and development determine the others
- Secondary contradictions must be handled in a way that serves the resolution of the primary
- Focusing on secondary contradictions at the expense of the primary is a form of liberalism
- Felt needs are the deep-seated material grievances the masses are ready to fight for
- Perceived needs are often surface-level or influenced by bourgeois media/NGOs
- State power is not just the police but the web of political and economic actors supporting them
- NGOs often function as a 'buffer' or 'soft' arm of the state to de-escalate radicalism
- Distinguishing between primary and secondary contradictions
- Mapping must lead to identifying 'targets' for the mass movement
- The labor aristocracy receives a share of imperialist super-profits which ties their interests to the status quo
- Living among the masses to identify felt vs. perceived needs
- Proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains and no stake in the imperialist system
- Income level is less important than the source of the income and the political role of the stratum
- Mapping the local power structure
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In the context of the mass line, how do we identify the 'advanced' elements of the masses?
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How to learn Maoism in the Imperialist Core, step by step
Go in order. 71 short levels across 9 sections, about 2 hours 22 minutes in all, five minutes a day.
- 1
The Mass Line and Social Investigation
- Advanced Social Investigation and Class Analysis
- Synthesizing the Mass Line
- 2
The Three Instruments of Revolution
- The Proletarian Party of a New Type
- Concentric Construction of the Three Instruments
- 3
Strategy of Protracted People's War
- Universality of Protracted People's War
- Militarization and Revolutionary Violence
- 4
Two-Line Struggle and Anti-Revisionism
- The Law of Contradiction in the Party
- Combating Modern Revisionism
- 5
Sectoral Organizing: Labor and Students
- The New Labor Organizing Committee (NLOC) Line
- Revolutionary Student Union (RSU) Strategy
- 6
People's Defense and Community Power
- The People's Defense Committee (PDC) Model
- The National Question and Settler-Colonialism
- 7
Philosophy: Dialectical Materialism
- On Contradiction: The Core of Maoism
- On Practice: The Theory of Knowledge
- 8
The Cultural Revolution and Continuity
- Continuing the Revolution Under Socialism
- Gonzalo Thought and the PCP Contributions
- 9
Agitprop and Security Culture
- Revolutionary Journalism: The Partisan Line
- Security Culture and Clandestinity
9 sections · 18 units · 71 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
Questions about Maoism in the Imperialist Core
How do I learn Maoism in the Imperialist Core?
Go in order: start with The Mass Line and Social Investigation, then The Three Instruments of Revolution, then Strategy of Protracted People's War, then Two-Line Struggle and Anti-Revisionism, and 5 more sections after that. On Tomo that's 71 short levels, about 2 hours 22 minutes in all, played five minutes a day. Start free and play the first level in under a minute.
Is there a Duolingo-style app for Maoism in the Imperialist Core?
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Is the Maoism in the Imperialist Core course free?
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How long does it take to learn Maoism in the Imperialist Core?
71 levels across 9 sections, about 2 hours 22 minutes of play in total. It's built for five minutes a day, so you finish it a little at a time instead of all at once.
Do I need any background to start Maoism in the Imperialist Core?
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