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Ye Power Trippin' Bastards

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[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Just an FYI that this is a massive "[citation needed]" moment, literally no-one advocates for anything like tha

How can you say that with a straight face, when there's a whole-ass instance glorifying North Korea?

Not to mention that nobody outright says that they're going to be oppressive. Lenin sounded great in ~~2017~~ 1917 when he was writing effectively anarchist praxis. We just know that the creation of a new state is going to inevitably end up oppressing and killing those who oppose creating a state.

[–] Pwalabwa@quokk.au 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Lenin sounded great in 2017

Wrong timeline champ. He's still dead in this one 😜

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 days ago

That's what they want you to think!

[–] alsaaas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Apologies for the wording, I meant that in the "genuine ML(M)" context

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whole-ass instance glorifying North Korea

Also I don't believe that to be unnuanced uncritical support that wants to blindly copy everything about it either, but largely geopolitical and critical support

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I meant that in the "genuine ML(M)" context

Isn't that a No True Scotsman?

[–] alsaaas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

No? I'm writing from an anti-revisionist, revolutionary Marxist position.

Please also take this into account:

[...] I don’t believe that to be unnuanced uncritical support that wants to blindly copy everything about it either, but largely geopolitical and critical support

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Cowbee is out there saying that China is their ideal model of communism, so I'm not going to be surprised if there's MLs who fucking love NK as it is right now. But I'm not going to delve into Lemmygrad to prove a point.

No? I'm writing from an anti-revisionist, revolutionary Marxist position.

Unfortunately every Marxist position thinks they're the one true "anti-revisionist, revolutionary"

[–] alsaaas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Cowbee is out there saying that China is their ideal model of communism

I tend to disagree with some of his takes, but in this instance you are being disingenuous. He does advocate for it, but not blindly and not uncritically, and mostly to highlight it's advantages over western models as support for a form "actually existing socialism" (which I disagree with). This for is not "their ideal model of communism", far from it actually, they are just trying to be pragmatic about it as a form of "temporary retreat".

Unfortunately every Marxist position thinks they’re the one true “anti-revisionist, revolutionary”

Yeah... I'm not gonna respond to that, trying to keep a good faith convo... But you seem to be more interested in slander...

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This for is not "their ideal model of communism", far from it actually, they are just trying to be pragmatic about it as a form of "temporary retreat".

I am not being disingenuous! Cowbee has argued multiple times that China is in fact communism.

Yeah... I'm not gonna respond to that, trying to keep a good faith convo... But you seem to be more interested in slander...

I am not trying to slander, wtf? You're seriously telling me that other MLs don't consider themselves anti-revisionist and revolutionary?

[–] alsaaas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Sorry, imma need to disengage on this one (am mentally exhausted)

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's cool, for the record, I was legit not trying to slander you.

[–] Wren@lemmy.today 5 points 3 days ago

This was a good thread to follow. Genuinely enjoyed the debate.