It's finally happened. r/communism is formally a Gonzaloite cesspool. This happened after a few months of openly displaying the Shining Path hammer & sickle as the sub's logo.
this post was submitted on 07 Feb 2026
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Does anyone even know why someone would unironically stan Gonzalo?
Led a revolution that at one point seemed like it would succeed near the time of the height of the "end of history". It didn't succeed, AFAIK in large part because of various issues with the Shining Path as a group (and Gonzalo as a leader), but I think that's why (at least partly) some people do like Gonzalo.
if you read anything from the shining path you immediately realize that they're a freakish cult
Yeah, not a great look, it's kind of weird to stan people like that.
To clarify, I'm not expressing an opinion on the Shining Path here. I'm only describing how (I think) some people come to support them/Gonzalo. @puppygirlpets@hexbear.net
Oh lol not a dig at you, comrade.
There's a gonzaloite "New Communist Party of Canada" that formed last year but idk why they like gonzalo
Funny enough Zack De La Rocha of RATM supports shining path, shining path now disavows Gonzalo. Communism gets real messy in the 80s and here we are.
It has to do with his fanatical anti-revisionism (or what he considered "anti-revisionism") and massive ego. He did nothing to discourage the personality cult.