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303squadron

(783 posts)
Sun Jan 25, 2026, 09:51 AM 12 hrs ago

Meanwhile, lost in events of the day:RIP Michael Parenti

Michael Parenti, the path-breaking Marxist scholar, historian and political scientist, passed today at age 92. He went peacefully this morning, surrounded by his family “Now he is in what he used to refer to as ‘the great lecture hall in the sky,’” his son, Christian, reflected.

A truth teller.

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Meanwhile, lost in events of the day:RIP Michael Parenti (Original Post) 303squadron 12 hrs ago OP
Loved him malaise 12 hrs ago #1
Aww, I liked him... 2naSalit 9 hrs ago #2

malaise

(293,584 posts)
1. Loved him
Sun Jan 25, 2026, 09:53 AM
12 hrs ago

Democracy for the Few is still the most accurate description of the American Political System.
Well done MP

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