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Dems are libwashing democratic socialism now (thelemmy.club)
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Impact of the Democratic primaries: MS Now has been cutting back and forth to this bland-looking chart comparing democratic socialism to communism

https://x.com/maxwelltani/status/2085093695418667207

chart comparing democratic socialism to communism
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[–] 13 points 1 month ago (3 children)

What I always liked about this meme is that it includes Luxemburg and Trotsky who both supported Lenin, and would have used similar measures as him.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    I mean Trotsky was instrumental in a lot of authoritarian, anti-democratic stuff. He was in charge of crushing the Kronstadt Rebellion ffs. You can argue one way or the other about a lot of it, but his recasting as 'the nice one' is utterly ludicrous

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  • [–] 11 points 1 month ago*

    Trotsky was an opportunist who quickly flipped to whatever position was expedient. He was in both the right and left oppositions, back and forth. He was whatever he needed to be. He was a Menshevik when they looked the strongest and swapped to the Bolsheviks when the wind blew the other way. It’s why Lenin never trusted him.

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