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[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’ll agree it’s weaker than my ability to identify a communist. So whatever you call them, it’s not communism. It’s just lip service.

[–] cacheson@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can appreciate the desire of modern communists to avoid a repeat of how things went with the USSR, China, etc. However, I don't think you can wholly repudiate the tankies as non-communist.

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Make them rich and see how communist they really are.

[–] cacheson@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, I guess, maybe? I think Marxism-Leninism is a fucked up ideology, but I don't categorically doubt the sincerity of MLs. They'd probably put any sudden windfall towards some sort of vanguard party centralized power bullshit that they think will eventually lead to communism, as is consistent with their ideas.

As an anarchist, I don't think that would be a good use of the money, but I don't have any particular reason to believe that they'd be more hypocritical about it than any other communist or leftist.

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago

Everyone is a communist/anarchist when they’re poor.