Inspired by one of my older classics, “Why Dolphins Aren’t Communists (and Never Will Be!)”, I decided it was time for another investigation into the political nature of the animal kingdom.

Here is the link to the dolphin debate: https://www.reddit.com/r/TankieTheDeprogram/s/CK1shWI3WP

This time, however, in true ML spirit, I don’t want to jump to conclusions. Before we reach a final position, we must hold a proper debate in accordance to the principles of democratic centralism.

So, what is your opinion on ants?

Are they an example of communist organization?

Or are they actually tiny imperialist pests, ruthlessly expanding their territory, exploiting other species, and maintaining a brutal caste system under the command of an unelected queen?

The floor is open. Debate begins now.

Hello everyone, I wanted to start a discussion about a problem that I have noticed in university programs that have tried to employ the concept of “decolonizing the curriculum” (after Walter Mignolo). I have often noticed that these programs critique problems within the system through the concept of “racial capitalism,” making racial distinctions a more central point of the discussion. That is not to say that understanding and tackling racial discrimination isn’t important. The issue is that the same people seemingly fail to highlight within that discussion that capitalism itself has played a role in defining race and producing racial hierarchies. At least, this is how I learned it. Most of these people also seem to fail to understand that not all current European people were historically considered “European” or “white” in the same way, and that some European populations were themselves subjected to forms of scientific racism, racialization, or internal colonialism (e.g., Southern Italians and Eastern Europeans). I also feel that some forms of contemporary decolonial discourse within universities can be rather reactionary. There are also many sources discussing and documenting this:

Lewis, A., Lall, M. From decolonisation to authoritarianism: the co-option of the decolonial agenda in higher education by right-wing nationalist elites in Russia and India. High Educ 87, 1471–1488 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-023-01074-0

Zembylas, M. (2025). Decolonial pathways in education: Walter Mignolo, epistemic delinking, and the risks of ethno-essentialism. Globalisation, Societies and Education, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767724.2025.2459110

Decolonial Social Theory: Co-optation and the Problem With the Epistemic Turn https://www.researchgate.net/publication/403993834_Decolonial_Social_Theory_Co-optation_and_the_Problem_With_the_Epistemic_Turn

Anyhow, how do we tackle this issue? What do you guys think about this conflation? How did u guys learn about the relationship between race and capitalism? What do you think about western universities and their programs about decolonising the curriculum?

N.B: This is not to shame any real political movements of decoloniality. They are valid. It’s more about the bullshit western elites, and compradors do at universities. Free Palestine