Marxist-Leninist | He/Him | Avid Birder and Naturalist | Painter
I want to see documentaries without the sensationalism that plagues so many today. I want to see media educating people on everything from black holes to the development of agriculture to the mating habits of the common house spider.
I may be biased here, as I’m writing a similiar story, but I’d also like to see a science fiction show about socialist nations banding together to fight a capitalist threat.
I grew up near the ocean, so sea shanties hold a special place in my heart. I especially like the original call-and-response ones that sailors sung as they worked; I just adore the rhythm it has.
I’m also fond of the Clancy Brothers and the High Kings because my mother owned a bunch of their CDs when I was tiny. I actually stumbled across the High Kings on my own. When I listened to some of their songs I got this odd feeling I had heard them before. I go rifling through my mum’s music, and bam- the exact album I had been listening to.
The Irish Rovers are pretty good; definitely not everyone’s cup of tea, though. I found them through their Drunken Sailor album, and my god their songs are addictive.
CPUSA’s hamsic. It’s classic, but it’s got a unique flair to it. I like how half of the circle is a sickle, while the other is a gear.
Sauerkraut, cabbages, and boiled potatoes. People underestimate just how good potatoes and cabbages are when you just chuck them in a pot of boiling water. It’s simple, yeah, but it’s amazing.
I suppose my wording was unclear. These are not truly documentaries. I was thinking of the Hitler’s Secret Weapon!!! or How Will We Ever Know How People Stacked Rocks??? types. They pose and present themselves as documentaries, giving the watcher the sense they’re learning, but at best the viewer learns nothing. At worst it’s thinly veiled racism cough Ancient Aliens cough.