EDIT: Even though we're dunking on a few of these people, The Toxic Leftist isn't a good account either. They describe themselves as a "rightwing leftist".
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It's the dunk tank.
This is where you come to post big-brained hot takes by chuds, libs, or even fellow leftists, and tear them to itty-bitty pieces with precision dunkstrikes.
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That’s quite literally what he wrote on his twitter page lol
Despite studying Marxist Historiography, he could have fooled me with the questionable statements he’s made on social media in the past. This isn’t me just bashing him out of the blue. Why are you defending him?
being a historian doesn't automatically mean they have good takes?
In this case, unfortunately not. I forgot to mention that he also bashes "tankies" and PSL too if you look it up on twitter.
"This guy is in fact a historian of Cuba" is not a defense, it's a correction.
Sorry, if you call yourself a historian of Cuba, but you post reactionary, anti-communist takes, than I'd argue your title and credentials have a right to be called into question especially if you defend SOSCuba protesters and bash "tankies" and PSL.
Bad politics don't mean someone lacks knowledge about a subject. There are countless examples of knowledgeable people who have bad politics for material or social reasons. It's a mistake to think "if only this person read one more book they'd have better takes."
You made a mistake (thinking this guy was exaggerating his credentials) and are doubling down instead of acknowledging it.
Is he a historian "of" Cuba or "from" Cuba?
Jokey joke comrade.
But if I had a degree in the "History of Lego" from a college in the USA, that wouldn't make me an American Historian would it?