I can do more than word-salad, Tankie...
I can do more than word-salad, Tankie...
Won't change their mind but what the hell, it's cathartic.
I wouldn't even call China communist, that's giving their propaganda too much credit. At most it's a dictatorship in a red trench coat
I don't understand why they would be. There are two definitions of communism I see people use. Marx was talking about a society where the workers were in charge. Who in their leadership was ever something like a factory worker? I'm seeing a lot of people who got degrees and moved to comfy government jobs right out of college. Their families maybe. A lot went on "worker peasant student" grants. I can use words too, but I don't see many working the mines themselves. Especially after being in government for so long. When is the last time one of these suits picked up a pitchfork? But then the other definition seems disingenuous to me, because I almost always hear it from the right. It's " when guberment ".
I just want to point out that tankie and communist aren’t synonymous. There are some communists that are pretty cool. I don’t necessarily endorse all of their economic ideas but they’re not disturbed cult members who want me killed so they got that going for them.
Huh. Hadn't figured a distinction, but I don't doubt it. I just hate having this slammed down my throat and felt I could dish back better logic.
Communism IS NOT (supposed to be) fascism by another name, and the fact you pretend it is says a great deal about how pathetically miniscule your understanding of the political spectrum is.
... Note that Tankies often completely ignore this basic fact of communism as well, but that doesn't magically change what communism is (supposed to) be.
It truly sounds to me like you guys just need to find a better word at this point. Communism has turned into the USSR, PRNK, and the CCP. You cannot worship this thing and muddy the waters by upholding truly abhorrent examples of the thing you claim is and is not communism.
Any and every single party system, including fascism, communism, and monarchy, are oppressive. Full stop.
Constantly redefining things because trolls troll is literally capitulating to the worst of humanity. Why should we have to start from scratch just because a few pieces of shit decided to poison the well? Why is it so hard for everyone to redefine a word to THE ACTUAL ROOT WORDS it's made from?
Sometimes the problem is not the word but the sheer intellectual lazyness of everyone else. I ask again: Why do we need a different word when the word LITERALLY AND DEMONSTRABLY does not mean what the fascist regimes want it to mean?
If this is too low effort, mods feel free to remove. Please lmk where I might post this :)
aint no way they got chats on lemmy