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Why do neoliberals keep calling communism, “state-capitalism”? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

People these days know that capitalism sucks. Communism and socialism aren't the dirty words they used to be. It no longer works to try to convince people that socialism isn't good. The new propaganda strategy is to convince people that any viable form of socialism "isn't real socialism." Hence the belief in "state-capitalism." For the same reason, people now call communists "tankies" instead of commies.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

For the same reason, people now call communists “tankies” instead of commies.

Fast forward 10 years and communists parties are gonna rebrand to tankie parties. Hell, the rebranding of communism already happened twice so it's not even that /s

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

LET'S GO TANKISM /s

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

tankie parties

Aw hell naw 😭😩🤢🤮

I’m sorry but if I have to be a part of an org that calls itself that, then I’m going to become a hermit.