Socialism/communism/Marxism refer to a collection of ideas. Because of this, one person could be “more socialist” than another person depending on how deep into the type of mindset they are. After all, we often look back into history and contemplate on how certain things sound socialist. The philosopher Seneca was quite close to the mark, advocating for the eradication of money, before Emperor Nero had him killed. Charles Dickens has been celebrated as holding the spark of a socialist because he wrote A Christmas Carol which has three ghosts telling an old man he will go to Hell if he doesn’t become less greedy. Certain monarchs were known to use the “from each their ability to each their needs” philosophy to reserve certain jobs for certain people based on their skill, which is how we ended up with ancient stereotypes of blind musicians, deaf painters, and people with mental difficulties becoming the monarch’s personal court comedians. And then there is Genghis Khan, who enforced the socialist-esque yassa by destroying whole nations.
If Charles Dickens, Genghis Khan, and the philosopher Seneca lived in the 1970’s, they would all be tried for socialism. Hell, the man who wrote Fiddler on the Roof just barely got away scott-free just because his play had Russian peasants as characters. What about you would bring you the closest to being a victim of the red scare?
Well IDK what would tip them off, though just possibly it’s the fact I am a socialist…
Any typical conservative pearl clutching reason you can imagine, along with actually having interest in communism. Are you critical of the present government’s actions? Are you advocating loudly for rights? Are you a vocal supporter of labor? Are you accused of being gay?
All of this is pretty easily verifiable, from the Lavender Scare to McCarthy’s actions silencing criticism of America’s actions in the Cold War. Basically, typical conservative scaremongering attacking the “left” except on a bigger scale.
Surely this brand new account can’t be fed, right?!
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Learn some basic history.
New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia ran as a Fusion candidate representing both the GOP and the Socialist and Communist Parties.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiorello_La_Guardia
Dashiell Hammett was as famous a writer in his time as Stephen King is today. Hammett ended up in jail because he wouldn’t name names.
Kinda rude tone
Because I’m a fucking Marxist. Specifically, if you read Das Kapital and don’t think it’s crammed full of really logical insights and compelling solutions you’re a fucking idiot.
Now, I know this plays into a “No true Scotsman” response but I also think that most large scale implementations have been absolute shit. I curse WW1 and strokes preventing Lenin from establishing a more stable soviet (aka council) based government and Stalin can eat a bag of dicks…
So, is it possible to get to a council republic without falling into authoritarianism? Not certain, but it’s absolutely worth some more genuine attempts (and maybe a gradual solution through Democratic Socialism is the road to take).
Ayyy we love to see non tankie communists
Marxist superiority
The craziest thing during that period were people who gave aid to the Soviets from 1941 - 1945. They were then called out as communists completely missing the poing that the Soviets were on OUR side to defeat the Nazi’s.
They were only on our side to defeat the Nazi’s because Hitler was an idiot and went after them first.
Yes but they were on our side. The Soviets took huge losses to defeat the Nazi’s. The US/UK would never have beaten them if the Soviets were defeated. I’m not praising the Soviets or their government. It’s just the facts about how WW2 would have played out if they had been defeated and if hitler wasn’t such a moron germany could have beaten them
Yes, agreed.
You don’t have to be a commie to say the truth, these are just facts, history is history
Not really, Stalin wanted to attack them long before Hitler
The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact was a strategic move by the Soviet Union to buy time before World War II, especially after Western powers opted for appeasement instead of forming an alliance against Nazi Germany. If you’re interested, here are some sources that delve deeper into this topic:
Nice try … the GOP is hunting for the subversive element already, even before the orange takes office.
Because the stupid government would think that Social Democrats / Democratic Socialists, is equivalent to Marxism-Leninism. 🤦♂️
Well I don’t suppose they care about the difference.
I’d be out because I’m a woman, and a libertine, so my guess is out on charges of perversion. Not conformist enough for the past.
Did you just post AI output?
Then you further train the AI on the responses it receives
Probably for trying to demonize communist regimes while simultaneously saying that not everyone in a communist country should be demonized because there are those that don’t believe it and are suffering and trying to escape for a better life.
I’d either be arrested for suggesting that or be held in high enough regard before ultimately being arrested.
