Agreed. I’m a liberal and I wouldn’t consider myself a “moderate liberal” in every respect either (I support universal healthcare and think public universities should be free), but lefties who think communism is actually a good idea mystify me. Every single country that’s gone down that road has devolved into a dictatorship, and that’s by design, not merely a flaw in execution. Communists are as bad as fascists; they both aim for authoritarian rule.
Don’t confuse communism with the tankies, as much as the tankies would like you to.
A tankie once told me that “From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs” was problematic. That’s when you know you aren’t dealing with a real communist and are in fact dealing with a Red Fascist.
Oh, please, that’s got to be the biggest false equivalence I’ve heard in a while now. Every single communist nation has rapidly become a dictatorship, because that’s literally what’s supposed to happen in the transition phase. That’s totally different from real democracies being eroded by far-right extremists—and plenty of the world’s democracies are still fighting those extremists and their democracies are still alive. Stop hand-waiving away these stark differences with bullshit generalizations like that.
Agreed. I’m a liberal and I wouldn’t consider myself a “moderate liberal” in every respect either (I support universal healthcare and think public universities should be free), but lefties who think communism is actually a good idea mystify me. Every single country that’s gone down that road has devolved into a dictatorship, and that’s by design, not merely a flaw in execution. Communists are as bad as fascists; they both aim for authoritarian rule.
Don’t confuse communism with the tankies, as much as the tankies would like you to.
A tankie once told me that “From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs” was problematic. That’s when you know you aren’t dealing with a real communist and are in fact dealing with a Red Fascist.
I’m not. I know what communism is and why it sucks ass. Tankies are another breed altogether.
Why does communism(not tankies) suck and why are your politics better?
I believe I already explained that. Give me an example of a country going communist and not becoming a dictatorship.
My politics are better because they don’t result in that.
Every major power is sinking into dictatorship. Every major power is contributing to climate change, which will result mass deaths and displacements.
Oh, please, that’s got to be the biggest false equivalence I’ve heard in a while now. Every single communist nation has rapidly become a dictatorship, because that’s literally what’s supposed to happen in the transition phase. That’s totally different from real democracies being eroded by far-right extremists—and plenty of the world’s democracies are still fighting those extremists and their democracies are still alive. Stop hand-waiving away these stark differences with bullshit generalizations like that.