It's like taking a trip through time. There's a creative component to it because you get to create the picture of the setting in your mind. For example, if you're reading about Egypt you get to picture the sands, pyramids, and The Nile.
When we read about capitalism, well, we already know the settings because it's around us. So theres a bit of escapism in ancient history which is nice.
And being a Marxist removes the mysticism of the aristocracy and nobility of these societies. This, perhaps unexpectedly, helps me enjoy historical dramas/movies even more. You're going to be even more conscious of the decadence these people lived in in contrast to the people they exploit. You'll see the class conflict of these times, too, even though that is usually not, if ever, the focus of these movies.
It was always going to end with those losers setting up shop. But hey it's great to see that MLs are making great strides in geopolitics for humanity, and all the bootlickers from reddit can do is troll on lemmy.
They genuinely think flooding lemmy is going to help stop the multipolar world. Think about that for a second - how stupid you have to be and how desperate you have to be to resort to that. So framed in this way, we know that they will go the way of history and that progress marches on, ignoring their tears.
It's like taking a trip through time. There's a creative component to it because you get to create the picture of the setting in your mind. For example, if you're reading about Egypt you get to picture the sands, pyramids, and The Nile.
When we read about capitalism, well, we already know the settings because it's around us. So theres a bit of escapism in ancient history which is nice.
And being a Marxist removes the mysticism of the aristocracy and nobility of these societies. This, perhaps unexpectedly, helps me enjoy historical dramas/movies even more. You're going to be even more conscious of the decadence these people lived in in contrast to the people they exploit. You'll see the class conflict of these times, too, even though that is usually not, if ever, the focus of these movies.