PotatoesFall comments on At least we're not tankies

[+] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de -7 points 9 months ago (3 children)

sure but on this server, socialists, anarchists and other leftists are regularly called libs by some if they say negative things about China or Stalin or whatever. It's really not used herr to talk about proponents of liberal capitalism anymore. Kinda lost its meaning

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[+] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 17 points 9 months ago (1 child)

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[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 10 points 9 months ago

To give a simple example for readers, imagine if a conservative deconstructs his racism and becomes a lefty, but still thinks George Soros funds antifascist groups because he hasn't really thought about that since he was a conservative.

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[–] procapra@lemmy.ml 10 points 9 months ago

You can make criticisms of both. Just actually talk from a place of knowing what you are talking about when you do it.

While I'm not a leftcom, Bordiga is probably one of the more solid critics of Stalin. I disagree with Bordiga's criticism, but I can track and understand where he was coming from because he very clearly actually did the reading.

What I don't always respond kindly to, is someone going "14 kajillion dead, worse than hitler, authoritarian".

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[–] ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 14 points 9 months ago

If you act like a lib, talk like a lib and agree with almost everything that liberals says people will call you a lib.