{"id":7188,"date":"2009-09-06T11:29:47","date_gmt":"2009-09-06T01:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=7188"},"modified":"2009-09-06T11:37:37","modified_gmt":"2009-09-06T01:37:37","slug":"not-brotsky-or-crotsky-or-drotsky-or-frotsky-but-trotsky-and-hipsters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=7188","title":{"rendered":"Not brotsky or crotsky or drotsky or frotsky. But Trotsky. (And hipsters.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>Today, I saw a dog,<br \/>\nYes, a dog.<br \/>\nTalking to a pig,<br \/>\nYes, a pig.<br \/>\nThey were on the pavement,<br \/>\nDiscussing Trotsky.<br \/>\nNot brotsky or crotsky or drotsky or frotsky.<br \/>\nBut Trotsky.<\/ul>\n<p>While he retains a largely loyal following around the world, possibly numbering in the <a href=\"http:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=4437\">hundreds<\/a> of thousands (if not millions), <a href=\"http:\/\/uncyclopedia.wikia.com\/wiki\/Trotsky\">Leon Trotsky<\/a> (November 7, 1879&#8211;August 21, 1940) has contributed much moar to the world than a brief and ultimately unsatisfactory love object for undergraduate students.<\/p>\n<p>Below I detail several ways in which \u041b\u0435\u0432 \u0414\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0447 \u0422\u0440\u043e\u0446\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 has left his mark on World History.<\/p>\n<p>First and foremost, Trotsky gave unto the World the <a href=\"http:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=6173\">Spartacists<\/a>, without whom there would have been no <a href=\"http:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=5638\">Michael Jackson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, according to the Internets, &#8216;Trotsky Icepick&#8217; was a Los Angeles post-punk band formed by <a href=\"http:\/\/vitusmatare.com\/\">Vitus Matar\u00e9<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aveburyrecords.com\/kjehl\/index.html\">Kjehl Johansen<\/a> in 1986, following the demise of &#8216;The Last&#8217; and &#8216;100 Flowers&#8217;. Named for the murder weapon used to <a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=ACRpAAAAMAAJ&#038;source=gbs_ViewAPI\">kill<\/a> Mister T, the band&#8217;s first (?) release <em>Poison Summer<\/em> came out under the name &#8216;Danny and the Doorknobs&#8217;. Supposedly, the Doorknobs had performed for several years in nightclubs in the City of Angels, selecting a new moniker to go along with each performance.<\/p>\n<p>Note to young up-and-coming pop *s: this made it extremely difficult for the group to build up any sort of following.<\/p>\n<p>It was at a &#8216;Club Lingere&#8217;  &#8212; or possibly &#8216;The Abattoir&#8217; &#8212; show that the quartet was subjected to horrific levels of feedback on stage during a performance. This caused Matar\u00e9 to quip &#8220;THANKS FOR THE TROTSKY ICEPICK, DUDE!&#8221; to the errant sound man.<\/p>\n<p>They picked this tag for the second (?) <em>Poison Summer<\/em> LP.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"340\" height=\"285\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/lgvIbW9C12k&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;rel=0&#038;color1=0x5d1719&#038;color2=0xcd311b&#038;border=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object><\/p>\n<ul>(And hipsters.)<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/9.media.tumblr.com\/HwTVbIQ5Dpslvjv3jr2HMGs7o1_500.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A few days ago, I re-posted a short essay by veteran US socialist David McReynolds on <a href=\"http:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=6824\">&#8216;The Long Strange Posthumous Life of Leon Trotsky&#8217;<\/a> [clenched fist salute to <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.leftist-trainspotters.dreamhosters.com\/wiki\/Main_Page\">Leftist Trainspotters<\/a>]. This post was, in turn, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/word-of-the-day\/09\/05\/where-have-you-gone-leon-trotsky\/\">linked<\/a> to by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/\">Prose Before Hos<\/a>: &#8216;A Blog On Economics, Snark, Politics and Policy&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The issue of this synthesis are the following links:<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/die-hipster-die.blogspot.com\/\">Die Hipster Die!<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&#038;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latfh.com\/\">Look at this fucking hipster<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Note: not all hipsters are bad, mmmkay?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_MPvDBGrKaXc\/ShIEt_iY0OI\/AAAAAAAAAk4\/CdvnxRlvvis\/s400\/hot-girl-bong-rip.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Leon &#8216;I said toothpick, not icepick!&#8217; Trotsky, take a bow!<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Bonus!<\/h2>\n<p><object width=\"445\" height=\"364\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/CWArUaViXsA&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;rel=0&#038;color1=0x5d1719&#038;color2=0xcd311b&#038;border=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object><\/p>\n<h2>Added Bonus!<\/h2>\n<p><object width=\"340\" height=\"285\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/a_ByT8cdrqY&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;rel=0&#038;color1=0x5d1719&#038;color2=0xcd311b&#038;border=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object><\/p>\n<p><em>See also<\/em> : <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IAaf2x9goFg\">Karma!<\/a> &#038; <a href=\"http:\/\/libcom.org\/tags\/kronstadt\">Kronstadt!<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Extra Added Bonus!<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=1250\">Drink-Soaked Ex-Trotskyite Popinjay For War<\/a> and Service on Trotsky<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"340\" height=\"285\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/r4v3y-zFW9A&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;rel=0&#038;color1=0x5d1719&#038;color2=0xcd311b&#038;border=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, I saw a dog, Yes, a dog. Talking to a pig, Yes, a pig. They were on the pavement, Discussing Trotsky. Not brotsky or crotsky or drotsky or frotsky. But Trotsky. 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