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important rulepost (lemmy.world)
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[–] 4 points 3 years ago (2 children)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tankie

Basically, it's Communists who support authoritarianism.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago*

    There's a lot of abstractions in that link but I think the following action is a meaningful distinction to call out:

    The term is also used to describe people who endorse, defend, or deny the crimes committed by communist leaders such as Vladimir Lenin,[7][8] Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, Pol Pot, and Kim il-Sung.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    what is "authoritarianism" to you?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    heirarchy in any form

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    well that's just childish isn't it

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    do you consider that a rebuttal?

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    yes because it's not anything intelligent enough to be thoughtfully argued against. a 7 year old could see the holes in such an idea

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    I oppose one more system of authority than you do, in the interest of ideological consistency, intellectual honesty.

    are you taking the position of a literal child?

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    is revolution not putting the authority of the people over those in power, and bringing those people low? that's "hierarchy"

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago*

    that depends if you draw distinction between the people and the state (which is merely an abstraction of capital)

    state capitalism, as defined by lenin, is not a classless society, and is indefensible as a liberatory philosophy.

    just as liberalism abolished the monarchy only to replace it with a dictatorship of private capital, authoritarian socialism replaced monarchy with a beaurocratic ruling class and unilateral control of the means of production.

    the neck cares not the color of the boot

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