• Che Banana@beehaw.org
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      10 hours ago

      Saying that Stalin was a communist is like saying Trump is altruistic.

      Call it like it is: he was a dictator and the following regimes were dressed in the same cloth.

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        10 hours ago

        Communism is a dictatorship of the proletariat. Resources must be usurped from the ruling class by force, as they cannot be reasoned with. There is nothing wrong with that.

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          Communism is a dictatorship of the proletariat.

          no, the dictatorship of the proletariat is supposed to be a transitional phase. once you get to communism, it’s not supposed to be a dictatorship of anyone. even Marx allowed that it was possible that in a country with a strong democratic system, that the dictatorship of the proletariat might not even be needed. ironically, one of the countries where he said it might be possible was the United States and Great Britain.

          clearly, times have changed.

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            5 hours ago

            You’re correct. Thank you for clarifying.

            My point about “dictatorship” being “not real communism” still holds though. The dictatorship is required to achieve communism.

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          There’s nothing wrong with usurping resources from the ruling class, but there is a lot wrong with imposing tyranny on the proletariat.

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              8 hours ago

              For many westerners, communism is just a fantasy. They have no material grasp on what happens when you try to do it. They think you just magically redistribute resources while the ruling class stands by without interference.

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        9 hours ago

        They literally didn’t bring any recipes though. Just unsubstantiated claims. Anyone can do that.

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          9 hours ago

          are you saying holomodor didn’t happen, and that stalin wasn’t an authoritarian bastard?

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              9 hours ago

              nope. what’s that got to do with the chain of reasoning that we are discussing?

              Forester : Holomodor was a famine that caused deaths

              Me : Damn, Forester brought up many examples of deaths being caused by communists (NB : not communism, particular communists) that were not right wing assholes.

              you : he provided propaganda (unsubstantiated claims)

              me : are you saying that https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor didn’t happen?

              you: are you a child molestor

              What’s the deal my man?

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                So you make an obviously bad faith “are you saying [obvious strawman that is not at all what I said]?” comment, but then have a tantrum when I do the same back to you? Fuck off. How about you actually read and respond to what people actually fucking say, rather than literally making up your own bullshit quotes that noone said: literally manufacturing fictional conversations whole cloth. Until you actually respond to what actually said, without making up fake quotes or other bad faith bullshit, I’m going to keep treating you the same.

                So you’re saying that you’re actually a neo nazi who loves child porn?