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It's so very capitalist to look at failed attempts to escape capitalism which were sabotaged by capitalists as indication that the need to rebel is the problem.
Failing to account for greed for power some people have is in itself a fatal flaw, to be honest. Anyone who advocates for the exact same actions and glorifies the USSR knows what they are doing, they're hoping to come out on top after their desired revolution. Unfortunately, there are plenty of those kinds of people on this platform...
Are Leftists advocating for the exact same actions as the USSR, or are Capitalists gaslighting the ignorant into believing they are?
No, I'm just saying tankie infestations are so widespread and loud that they have a decent amount of leverage on what the average person thinks of communism, and tankie opposing leftists are either not loud enough, or not numerous enough.
While I disagree vehemently with ML communists. And let's just be respectful and call them that. The only reason they have the perceived mindshare that you're talking about. Is because they were useful dysfunctional tools for capitalists to use to misrepresent all of socialism*. ML communist were never that capable of commanding that mindshare in their own right
Authoritarian pigs deserve no respect.
I agree with that sentiment both left and right. Which is why I genuinely reject the lie that is free market capitalism and ML communism. A planned economy is fine. A command economy wielded by the tip of military weapons only salts the earth and leaves it bare. Much like the capitalists do.
Victim blaming.