Letter: Comments to Parkinson's Reply
June 19, 2022
“Parkinson has written a reply to me - I agree with a considerable portion of the political positions that Parkinson presents and he is convincing in that regard. …”
Letter: Fighting Imperialism Needs Clear Politics Not Abstract Platitudes
June 18, 2022
“Hilgers “Specificity of Anti-Imperialism” urges its readers to “make war on war.” Who could disagree? Furthermore, they claim we need to overcome the negative dialectic between the “anti-imperialism …”
Letter: The Truth of Stalinism
June 7, 2022
“The Cosmonaut podcast episode on Stalin provides a comprehensive analysis of the Stalinist period that serves as a necessary corrective to the vulgar anti-Stalinist narratives proliferated by the …”
Letter: On "The Machiavellian State, Fascism, and the Tribune of the Proletariat"
May 18, 2022
“The recent article “The Machiavellian State, Fascism, and the Tribune of the Proletariat” by Sam Thomas is an excellent analysis of democracy and socialism and how the creation …”
Letter: Schaeffer Answers Père Duchesne’s Questions About the Relationship Between Liberalism and Democracy
May 8, 2022
“My 2/5/2022 response to Renzo Lorente’s article of 12/19/2021 has prompted a reply by Llorente himself and letters from Abner Dalrymple, R. A., and Le Père Duchesne. Llorente, …”
Letter: Llorente vs Schaeffer: Liberalism, Democracy and Dictatorship
April 22, 2022
“Comrades, I’ve followed with interest the debate on democracy and socialism between Renzo Llorente and Gil Schaeffer, as well as the letter contributions, in Cosmonaut. I’d like to …”
Letter: Schaeffer v. History: Some Facts about the Ku-Klux
April 10, 2022
“I have been following the Llorente v. Schaeffer debate with some interest, particularly the brief discussion of Reconstruction. Those who know me, know that I am at a …”
Letter: Llorente v. Schaeffer
April 8, 2022
“I've been happy to read another educational exchange from Cosmonaut, this time between Renzo Llorente and Gil Schaeffer (beginning with Llorente's Contradictions, Schaeffer's reply, and Llorente's reply to …”
Letter: 10-Point Constitution
April 5, 2022
“10-Point Constitution, Unitary People's Republic, (Centralized Democratic Republic), People's Governing Body, People’s Courts (My Political System)Written by Bābur TimuridIn short: 10PC-UPR-(CDR)-PGB-PC-(MPS)Context and PretextThis is not a description of …”
Remarks on "Towards an Organized Science"
March 20, 2022
“Very interesting article with a good overview of some of the problems related to science as it is practiced. 1. The article talks about science generally but it …”
Letter: "Down the Weapons, Now!"
March 18, 2022
“The big elephant in the room is the surrender of Ukraine to stop the massacre. This will not make Ukrainians look bad; it would save lives. Any further …”
Letter: Thoughts on Anti-War Strategy and Feelings of Helplessness
March 7, 2022
“Reading the emerging discourse around the war in the Ukraine in Cosmonaut's Letters section, I can't help but note a commonality between clashing interlocutors. Sure, there are those …”
Letter: Negotiations to End the War
March 3, 2022
“Currently, the idea is being floated that Ukraine will accept EU membership in exchange for changing the part of its constitution that fixes its goal of joining NATO. …”
Letter: On Russia and Ukraine and Geopolitical Realpolitik
March 2, 2022
“PREAMBLE Considering that it is a multipolar world, not a unipolar world of geopolitical hegemony, that has historically given class movements in multiple countries political momentum in terms …”
Letter: Regarding Gallus' The Russian "Threat to Freedom and Democracy"
March 1, 2022
“The article by Gallus The Russian “Threat to Freedom and Democracy” to me at large is not persuasive and has multiple issues at hand. Let’s start beginning - …”