Guerrilla Intellectuals: Theory and Practice
From the belly of the empire to the frontlines of global liberation struggles, what does it mean to be an intellectual in service of mass movements?
In this episode, Nick Estes (@TheRedNation ) and Pranay Somayajula sit down to dissect the vital synthesis of revolutionary theory and ground-level practice. Moving beyond academic insulation, they interrogate anti-colonial resistance, Third World solidarity, Indigenous liberation, and the role of the radical writer in organizing for collective power.
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The Guardian Letter: The Anti-Imperialist Scholars Collective (AISC) Responds
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@HeavenlyEchoVirus
September 29, 2026 at 4:06 am
Fidel was always so on the pulse he was ahead of everything. 💓
@leroitiaks
September 29, 2026 at 4:06 am
One thing that is frustrating with western and mostly amurikan leftist is their insistence on "politeness" to intellectual opponents. Yet, if you read Lenin or Marx, you realise how straightforward & sometimes rude they were to people they opposed. That lack of willingness to "hurt people's feeling" is one of the main reason why the left cannot achieve a definite stance on key issues of our time in the USoA.
@Angry_Prole
September 29, 2026 at 4:06 am
Real leftists don't support the DSA, Green Party, Jacobin, PSL, AfD, KKE, Mamdani, Jeremy Corbyn, etc.
@obedirect5491
September 29, 2026 at 4:06 am
More pls & I’m 70+ yo. Thk u scholars. 2 points: I wonder Dr Cornel West opinion abt the open letter? Many revolutionaries were term1nated around age 40.
@shaunsky-m1r
September 29, 2026 at 4:06 am
Iran executed hundreds of marxists. Capitalists fighting capitalists lol. Anti imperialism is a sick joke. No war but class war.
@alexanderleuchte5132
September 29, 2026 at 4:06 am
To see the dark side of current (online) Intellectual engagement with geopolitics check out "The Gospel of Jiang : Game Theory of Evil " by Left Wing Dog Whistle
@alexanderleuchte5132
September 29, 2026 at 4:06 am
We should never use Repression against all kinds of Fascists even if a revolutionary opportunity would allow us to treat them as political enemies, let alone making them political prisoners. That would be Autoritarianism haha
@jphenry1
September 29, 2026 at 4:06 am
The letter signers were a lost cause years ago. If you think they are a little on the right track, you need to reexamine your own views. We need a list of people like this to call for no war with iran, and for a demonstration for this.
@jphenry1
September 29, 2026 at 4:06 am
A bunch of cia agents offering solidarity with cia agents in prison in iran.
@jphenry1
September 29, 2026 at 4:06 am
Prashad says. the letter writers are basically right, but they should not be saying this now. These people expressed solidarity with cia agents, and wrote an even worse letter in march only days after the minab massacre, and shortly after the attempted putch ahead of the us attack, basically supporting the putchists.
@lah6739
September 29, 2026 at 4:06 am
I heard the Dalai Lama say once when he was giving a public talk that if he was a political person, he'd be a socialist. Buddhism, it must be understood is not a theistic philosophy. There is no creator god, someone who metes out punishment or reward. To put it in an extremely simplistic way Buddhism is all about psychology and the mind/consciousness, and the true nature of reality. The Buddha is the first cognitive behavioural therapist. Buddhism is more of a science than a religion. I am a socialist and a Buddhist.
@karlthemadscientist
September 29, 2026 at 4:06 am
I will never subscribe to anyone's substack because substack proudly platforms Nazis
@PhillipBlair20
September 29, 2026 at 4:06 am
Average classroom size in Cuba is 8 to 10 students per 1 teacher. Average classroom size in California is 24 to 27 students per 1 teacher. 🇨🇺 #HandsOffCuba
@psikeyhackr6914
September 29, 2026 at 4:06 am
Can Guerrilla Intellectuals do Algebra?
Why don't Western economists have a Variable for Demand-Side Depreciation in the NET Domestic Product equation? Why do they only talk about GROSS Domestic Product?
How many automobiles have American consumers trashed since the Moon Landing? Where is the Depreciation Data on all of those cars?
Karl Marx used the German words for 'Depreciation' 100+ times in Das Kapital. But there were no automobiles back then.
Would Marx figure out Planned Obsolescence?
Is it time for "Vulcan Anarchism" ???
🖖💰 Survive & Win in the Economic Power Game 💰🖖
@End_Colonial_Epstein_Regimes
September 29, 2026 at 4:06 am
Without a Native Nation/Federation/Tribal etc Foundational change the North American Leftist solutions will always be wrong. Gated, Exclusive Academic Meetups are not necessary, just articulate solutions that honour and help Nation's Mana rebuild materialist solutions and communicate them. Respect the intelligence of the people instead of creating another class barrier of Academics. Then real work can begin. It is Native Land First and always will be, Marxism is another tool
@gundersons1
September 29, 2026 at 4:06 am
Thank you, Nick, for bringing on Pranay. His philosophy resonated with me. Too bad it was such a short convo. There is so much to this topic that interests me.
@asmaburney2028
September 29, 2026 at 4:06 am
Bikrum Gill has a great response to this letter and of Vijay's letter as well. I also really agree with AISC. These people are all tuly radical.
@diegorotondo4885
September 29, 2026 at 4:06 am
Great discussion.
@Boomblebee123
September 29, 2026 at 4:06 am
Fantastic episode, really looking forward to future discussions!