this post was submitted on 21 Sep 2024
39 points (88.2% liked)

askchapo

22765 readers
454 users here now

Ask Hexbear is the place to ask and answer ~~thought-provoking~~ questions.

Rules:

  1. Posts must ask a question.

  2. If the question asked is serious, answer seriously.

  3. Questions where you want to learn more about socialism are allowed, but questions in bad faith are not.

  4. Try !feedback@hexbear.net if you're having questions about regarding moderation, site policy, the site itself, development, volunteering or the mod team.

founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS
39
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by qocu@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
 

I don't understand why there are so many people who consider themselves "Marxist feminists", but at the same time are distracted by astrology.

The origin of feminism is working class, and as a working class movement, it is materialist. I don't know if they at least know what dialectical materialism is, since they don't see such an abysmal contradiction between astrology (pseudoscience) and feminism (materialism).

They remind me of the liberal “feminist” Gloria Steinem.

And the same with some anarchists.

What do you think about it?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Commiejones@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

This is a good understanding of divination.

I used to do tarot readings when I was a traveling bum. They really are just a way of talking through shit with someone while putting up a barrier so that you aren't discussing your personal business with a total stranger. They don't tell the future they let you hash out your own hopes and/or fears. Most of the time I wouldn't even know what the person was asking about.

The cards give the reader something to say and the questioner responds to the prompts that the cards give. The reader keeps track of the responses and then parrots them all back to the questioner essentially telling the questioner what they told the reader to say.