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minus-squareGuy_Dudeman [comrade/them,he/him]hexagonhexbear1·3 years agoThat depends on their actions and how their philosophy is executed. One can call oneself anything they want, but it's their actions that define what they really are. link
minus-squareLeninWeave [none/use name]hexbear6·3 years agoMarxism-Leninism is a philosophy first codified by Stalin, who you say was a fascist. Am I, an adherent of this philosophy, a fascist? link
minus-squareGuy_Dudeman [comrade/them,he/him]hexagonhexbear1·3 years agoPossibly. That depends on how you view the actions of Stalin and his regime, I suppose. link
minus-squareLeninWeave [none/use name]hexbear6·edit-23 years agoI'm asking for your opinion, not my opinion. I follow Stalin's and Lenin's philosophy. Am. I. A. Fascist? My dude, you're probably going to be banned for all the sectarianism regardless. Just give me your opinion. link
minus-squareGuy_Dudeman [comrade/them,he/him]hexagonhexbear1·3 years agoI'm giving you my opinion. I'm not the one being sectarian here. You guys are the ones attacking ME because I'm an anarchist who is expressing his opinion. link
minus-squareLeninWeave [none/use name]hexbear6·3 years ago China is fascist I'm not being sectarian There are many Anarchists on here. They are fine, upstanding members of the community, and I respect them and their opinions. You are a liberal. link
minus-squareGuy_Dudeman [comrade/them,he/him]hexagonhexbear1·3 years agoSo, are they just smart enough to be quiet about their disagreement with how China is run? link
minus-squareLeninWeave [none/use name]hexbear6·3 years agoThere are disagreements, but they're certainly smart enough not to call them fascists. link
minus-squareGuy_Dudeman [comrade/them,he/him]hexagonhexbear1·3 years agoOk, so it's just a matter of terminology then? link
That depends on their actions and how their philosophy is executed. One can call oneself anything they want, but it's their actions that define what they really are.
Marxism-Leninism is a philosophy first codified by Stalin, who you say was a fascist. Am I, an adherent of this philosophy, a fascist?
Possibly. That depends on how you view the actions of Stalin and his regime, I suppose.
I'm asking for your opinion, not my opinion. I follow Stalin's and Lenin's philosophy. Am. I. A. Fascist?
My dude, you're probably going to be banned for all the sectarianism regardless. Just give me your opinion.
I'm giving you my opinion.
I'm not the one being sectarian here. You guys are the ones attacking ME because I'm an anarchist who is expressing his opinion.
There are many Anarchists on here. They are fine, upstanding members of the community, and I respect them and their opinions. You are a liberal.
So, are they just smart enough to be quiet about their disagreement with how China is run?
There are disagreements, but they're certainly smart enough not to call them fascists.
Ok, so it's just a matter of terminology then?