Ive read all of these individually before, and in the past days ive read all but Einstein again. They are solid. And I appreciate them. The focus on humility and recognition of where youre at in why do we have to study theory is really nice. tankies is very important I think, for any lefty person whose even the slightest bit online. Unfortunately I have heard the tankie redfash arguments IRL, and they suck (and have only been levied by aesthetic anarchists (I dont like it when people tell me what to do therefore anarchism is good cause anarchism is when no rules type folks). The anarchists I know who actually do shit and engage in praxis are universally cool, even if I dont agree with them on some stuff). So having an introduction to a rhetorical framework that allows for criticizing these AES figures and systems, while protecting from the red scare propaganda and unfair/inaccurate/noncontexted criticism is very useful and grounding, and provides solid ground to engage with and from.

I wish I had taken more notes when reading, and I’ll try to do so this week, and read them again with a pen and paper next to me.