E276: Citizen App Marxism w/ Bruno Leipold

The Antifada

Sean KB and AP Andy

Music, Arts

4.2 • 970 Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Sean and Andy (recovering from various ailments) are joined by political theorist, Bruno Leipold, to discuss his excellent new book Citizen Marx: Republicanism and the Formation of Karl Marx's Social and Political Thought from Princeton University Press on how Marx and Engels developed their theories within and against an 18th century republican pollical milieu that is largely lost to history and the histories of Marxism.

What is republicanism? What distinguishes it from liberalism? How did real world experience with the reactionary Prussian state temper Marxism's preoccupation with civil rights? (How was that preoccupation submerged within Actually Existing Socialism of the 20th century?) How did Marx build upon and surpass republicanism by synthesizing it with communism and large defeating antipolitical strains of socialism?

In the bonus we discuss what is left in the 21st century of republican social theory: the universalizing of capitalist private property as opposed to its abolition. How does this middle class 19th century political economy survive down to this day in republics like the United States? Broadly, what is the relevance of this republican revival for groups like the Independent Labor Club and others who seek a revival of communist politics on a broad basis?

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0:00.0	Okay, hi everybody. Welcome to the Antisata. We've got Brutto here. We also have Andy.
0:10.7	What's up, Andy? Hi, everybody. Andy just got out of surgery. Andy is bedridden.
0:16.3	Recovering from the surgery, feeling very stupid as a result. I'm not sure.
0:20.3	I think being shut in for like...
0:22.6	Yeah, it's probably more of that, just lack of quitting the Zins.
0:26.3	That might have something to do with it.
0:27.7	Oh, you use this as an opportunity to quit nicotine.
0:31.3	Well, nicotine is not good for healing.
0:33.0	No, it's not.
0:34.1	I'm clean and sober now, so I hear you. I'm drinking bubbly water here. Topo Chico,
0:39.8	sponsor of the antifada. Thank you, Topo Jiko. And that's it, man. That's how we pod now.
0:45.1	Me and Andy are just dead, cold, sober, just raw, doggin' life. A quick update on my health.
0:50.4	I went to the physical therapist today, and he was very very proud of my progress so i'm doing
0:56.8	well on that front i can walk i could talk i could see i could balance i can move around and he said
1:02.6	in a couple weeks i can get back to work so thanks to everybody for your support and your love and
1:08.3	everything and it's been a couple months. My brain doesn't feel
1:12.4	100% either, but Andy and I are getting there, guys. We're going to get there between the two of us.
1:17.6	And great books like Bruno Leapholds Citizen Marx. Republicanism and the formation of Karl Marx's
1:25.1	social and political thought really help.
1:33.8	If you've had brain damage as I have or arm damage and hand damage and wrist damage like Andy has,
1:39.1	read a book. Read this book. This book's great. Bruno, welcome to the show. Thanks for coming today.
1:43.3	Thanks so much for having me, guys, Sean, Andy. I feel like I should give my own help updates after all of this as well. I feel very sympathetic towards you guys and doing this especially
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