i’ve met a lot of communists in person, not a single one of them acts like online communists, and they all stay off those places because they’re full of shills.
maybe i’ve just been lucky, but people being incredibly, fascistly, pro-stalin,
castro and mao… it just doesn’t make sense except for shills and contrarians.
western marxism does place a lot of emphasis on democratizing everything, but I just think it’s not that hard to imagine that someone might have a bit of an authoritarian streak, even if they want the best for everyone. in fact wanting the best for everyone can probably justify a lot of ugly (“necessary”) ideas. also with the way the west treats socialist, communist and marxist leaders it’s not that difficult to fall into almost a left fascism, certainly a cult of personality. marxists are made into these highly alien beings, and maybe you like aliens. plus, marxist leaders were charismatic philosophers, and those are sometimes likeable traits.
i’ve met a lot of communists in person, not a single one of them acts like online communists, and they all stay off those places because they’re full of shills.
maybe i’ve just been lucky, but people being incredibly, fascistly, pro-stalin, castro and mao… it just doesn’t make sense except for shills and contrarians.
western marxism does place a lot of emphasis on democratizing everything, but I just think it’s not that hard to imagine that someone might have a bit of an authoritarian streak, even if they want the best for everyone. in fact wanting the best for everyone can probably justify a lot of ugly (“necessary”) ideas. also with the way the west treats socialist, communist and marxist leaders it’s not that difficult to fall into almost a left fascism, certainly a cult of personality. marxists are made into these highly alien beings, and maybe you like aliens. plus, marxist leaders were charismatic philosophers, and those are sometimes likeable traits.