Lots of actually good communist figures out there and they go out of their way to choose the homophobic drunk domestic abuser who kept a literal child rapist as his right-hand man.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Being the leader of the nation that defeated the Nazis gets you a lot of credit. Moreso when Nazis start cropping up again.

I think these days his iconography tends to just trigger those who would ultimately roll with fascism over communism.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I can't come up with a good, succinct comment on these parallel universes, but there sure is something about seeing these side by side.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Have you never hear of Trotskyism.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Of course not.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Trotsky is who Lenin wanted to take over the party after his death, but Stalin framed him as a power hungry authoritarian and took control of the party then forcing Trotsky to flee the USSR then had him murdered in Mexico to stop his criticisms of the USSR under Stalin's authoritarian reign.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If those Capitalist Apologists could read they would be quite upset.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago

This meme really triggered you, huh?