withers, use the amnesia ray 20th Century History (quokk.au)
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[–] 14 points 10 months ago

Ave, Cæsar Imperator!

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  • [–] 9 points 10 months ago

    What a great use of this meme....

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  • [–] 9 points 10 months ago (8 children)

    Who is this "we" supposed to be?

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  • [–] 11 points 10 months ago* (2 children)

    Try Marxist-Leninists. I literally had this exact conversation the other day with two .ml users... They were trying to claim communism "actually totally works" because Russia/China/etcetc have proven it ... except they're not communist countries. They then went on to explain that, "no aktually having a ruling party that continues to segregate the population and elevate and protect their own positions is totally communism! You need to read more theory, because there has to be a transition to communism ..."

    blah blah blah... They're literally too stupid to understand OP's joke. They unironically think that stuff.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    The withering of the state as a concept is a foundational part of ML theory and it does seem as though you’re being intentionally obtuse. I don’t think you would run into a ton of people who believe that OPs meme is an implausible situation as this is the exact reason continuous revolution exists as a concept. The transitional state has to be scrutinized so as not to become a tool of bourgeois capitalism once more.

    So yeah to echo what the others said to you: you should read more theory. Your understanding of these concepts seems to be more memetic than anything.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago*

    lol No, my understanding is not lacking. I know what ML prescribes and imagines. I disagree it's such a hopeful premise IRL.

    It's also stupid to call any transitionary period 'communism' itself, either, much like supposedly China today.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Thats commentary on libertarians or communists?

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