Do you think it would be a good idea to turn some of Marx work into fucking "txt-language"?
Dec 9 2009 22:54
Dec 9 2009 23:15
I think that it would be more productive to translate it into Klingon.
Dec 9 2009 23:22
The Outlaw wrote:
Do you think it would be a good idea to turn some of Marx work into fucking "txt-language"?
That's actually a really good suggestion. (Ignore the others, they're just being dicks as usual) I think the language of Marx can be a big obstacle to understand his work, when a lot of it is really quite easy once you get to grips with it. Putting it in txtspeak would make it much more acessable to workers imo.
It's good that you're finally coming up with constructive ideas here.
~J.
Dec 9 2009 23:42
THE OUTLAW also
Dec 9 2009 23:56
I'll get on it in my spare time.
Dec 10 2009 00:19
The Outlaw wrote:
I'll get on it in my spare time.
That's great! I'd do it myslef but I'm pretty busy right now. When you get around to it, please do stick it in the library, it'd be a really useful resource to have around.
~J.
Dec 10 2009 00:20
brilliant idea, but what to start with?
Dec 10 2009 00:22
Hm, good question. Obviously Capital is the most important thing, but it might be good to start with something smaller, say The Communist Manifesto.
~J.
Dec 10 2009 00:23
What do you think?
Was going to go with the Communist Manifesto.
Dec 10 2009 00:25
will you be using emoticons?
Dec 10 2009 00:30
So that's the Communist Manifesto in Klingon, right?
"Nothing to lose but our bat'leths", etc.
Dec 10 2009 00:37
yeah I reckon the Communist Manifesto is the best one to start with. Ignore TOJ he is just jealous he didn't think of it.
Dec 10 2009 00:45
Yep defos Communist Manifesto.
I really like Marx's stuff on religion, esp Introduction to Hegel's Philosophy of Right, and The German Ideology, so maybe after Communist Manifesto was done you could have a go at them?
Just an idea, always wanted to read them in more down to earth authentically working class 'lingo' as they say!
Dec 10 2009 00:57
Marx for da young pplz wrote:
lol captl iz ded labr dat vv-like livz only by suxing livng labr n livz da moar da moar labr it sux amirite
Dec 10 2009 01:06
Dec 10 2009 01:08
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There is a txt speak translator online - i put in the first part and it came out as this.
Dec 10 2009 01:11
that works really well, it is easy too read. Does it have to be in capitals though?
Dec 10 2009 01:17
no emoticons tho'
A SPCTR IS HAUNTNG ERP TH SPCTR OF CMMNSM. 
AL TH PWRS OF OLD ERP HV ENTRD INT A HLY ALLNC 2 EXRCS THS SPCTR 
Dec 10 2009 01:27
Mnfest of da comunist p8y
A spcter is hauntng erope da spcter of comunism al da pwrs of old erope av entad n2 a oly allnc 2 exrcs dis spcter pp n zar, matanick & Guzot frnch adikal n germn plc-spies
Whr is th p8y in oppstn dat hs nt bin dissed as comistic by its oponets of comnism aginst th mor advnced oposition p8us as wll as aginst its reactnry advrsries
2 fings rslt frm dis fct
Dec 10 2009 04:10
That's awful. Here I'll do it:
a spctrs hortn erp da spctr v comunsm al da pwrs v ol erp av enterd n2 a oly alianc 2 xrcs dis spctr pp n zar...
Dec 10 2009 12:07
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Dec 10 2009 12:06
Brilliant notion!
Dec 10 2009 12:57
I looked at this thread when I came in drunk last night and now I've woken up and looked at it again and it's still there and I didn't dream it. 
Dec 10 2009 13:36
Farce wrote:
I looked at this thread when I came in drunk last night and now I've woken up and looked at it again and it's still there and I didn't dream it.
What are you saying, Farce? Seriously, it's a pretty good idea to make theory more acessable by moving with the times a bit and using new forms of expression.
You have to understand that the average worker today is heavily brainwashed by tv and the mass media; using a format like txtspk makes it easier to reach people like that.
And weeler, cut that out ffs I was being serious.
~J.
Dec 10 2009 14:00
I still think that there's a significantly higher proportion of intelligent working-class individuals who would take Marx's work, if it were translated into Klingon.
Dec 10 2009 15:12
This is a really great idea THE OUTLAW; would you be mass-texting it to other workers and militants?
Dec 10 2009 15:19
kuro wrote:
This is a really great idea THE OUTLAW; would you be mass-texting it to other workers and militants?
That's a brilliant idea. We could set up one of those automated text-in services where workers could text a number and have Capital or whatever texted to their mobiles for a nominal fee - nothing expensive obviously.
~J.
Dec 10 2009 15:21
typical worker wrote:
Yo check it out homes, I txtd that number for joke of the day but got this crazy shit about communism instead.
Dec 10 2009 15:25
If you know a hacker we could make it happen.
Dec 10 2009 16:22
I think it's a good idea. Don't know whether it would be effective, but it certainly has novelty value. If it was done it would certainly make it rounds around the hipster-tech blogs. They love that kind of stuff.
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