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Why do you think so many people on the Marxist left defend Stalinism? (quokk.au)

submitted 6 months ago by MrNobody@quokk.au to c/anarchism@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Is it simply over-correcting in response to western anti-communist propaganda? I'd like to think it's simply memeing for memes sake, but it feels too genuine.

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[–] ThirdConsul@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

You’re batting pretty hard for capitalism and against socialism.

You're confusing USSR with being a socialist country. I'm batting against USSR.

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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago

The USSR was a socialist federation of countries, with public ownership as the principle aspect of the economy and the working classes in charge of the state.

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