https://discuss.online/post/29250428/18869440

I thought I’d try my hand at explaining why this meme fundamentally misunderstands communist theory and that I’d better move it here after I posted it, because the people on that community sure love downvoting and/or removing any good point made against the tankie dogma.

Oh, and remember to always lead by challenging tankies’ attempts to portray themselves as the ingroup of communism and any critics as the outgroup. That’s a tactic they love using, they construct their opinions as the absolute communist truth, and brand any opposing opinion as liberal and capitalist, while also strawmanning it. If you open by criticising their communist credentials, they can’t dismiss you as a liberal and pretend they’re arguing in good faith.

  • PugJesus@piefed.socialEnglish
    6·
    9 days ago

    Nothing is perfect. Achieving communism won’t end all prejudices overnight, the revolution will need to continue essentially forever.

    Of course, but that’s not the point I’m disputing. Anarchist Catalonia was imperfect, but I regard it extremely highly as a model for examination and emulation in terms of a modern conception of socialism or communism.

    Many white people call payback barbaric, but after actually reading what indigenous people have to say about it, I like it better as a punishment for crimes than the white prison-based “justice” system.

    … that’s an extremely concerning position. That’s what leads to ‘honor societies’ pretty inevitably.

    If you’re hesitant to comment on indigenous societies,

    I’m not hesitant to comment on them. I’m hesitant to regard the concept of ‘primitive communism’ as positively connected to modern conceptions of communism, given the past ~100 years of anthropology, political philosophy, and sociology. Societies develop tools and systems according to their own circumstances and needs; ‘primitive communism’, again, acknowledging my dislike of the term, is not reflective of a society that has developed modern ideas of justice and equality, but of societies which face issues entirely different from modern ideas of justice and equality.

    • Best_Jeanist@discuss.onlineOPEnglish
      11·
      9 days ago

      I think many of the issues they faced were the same issues we face today. Working hard to make a living. Fighting over a girl. Wanting to know your kids are learning the right lessons in life. Worrying about whether the stories are being retold correctly. Posturing over resources and territory. Wanting revenge for perceived wrongdoing. Wanting respect from your community.

      We’ve got more problems today, but the solutions for the old problems are still good. We just need to add more solutions.