Get access to bonus episodes on Patreon at patreon.com/OneDimeIn this episode of the 1Dime Radio podcast, I am joined by Donald Parkinson, co-host of the Cos...

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In this episode of the 1Dime Radio podcast, I am joined by Donald Parkinson, co-host of the Cosmopod podcast and , editor and chief of Cosmonaut Magazine, a non-sectarian Marxist magazine that analyzes revolutionary strategy and encourages open-minded dialogue between communist factions.

Being in the center between ultraleftism and rightist communism, Donald does not fit into the categories of the classic leftist factions and their associated tropes. Avoiding dogmatism while still being an unapologetic revolutionary Marxist, Donald offers a good-faith critique of Marxism Leninism today that MLs and all leftists could learn from.

This podcast serves as a friendly critique of Marxism-Leninism today and the ideology of "anti-revisionism." In particular, we critique ways in which Marxist Leninists and Maoists approach history and questions surrounding the Soviet Union, China, and "Actually Existing Socialism." We critique Marxist-Leninist historiography by critiquing Grover Furr, a writer who is frequently cited by MLs as to why Stalin "did nothing wrong" or that all of the atrocities in the USSR did not happen or were inevitable.

While it is easily to dismiss the rising popularity of Stalinism as just a bunch of online "Tankies" (A term which has been bastardized by liberals), we believe it is important to take Stalinist trends on the left seriously and study history in a way that does not regress into binary thinking.

  • Venusta [any]
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    2 years ago

    Grover Furr is just Stalinist :zenz: complete crank

    • Venusta [any]
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      2 years ago

      edit : I though they were defining Stalinism as Anti Revionism which is a definition that is in usage, but they defined it as a dictatorship of the secret police :agony-minion:

      oh my god the podcast brings up Cockshott as a reasonable ML :agony-minion: :agony-minion:

      the guest identifies as a "republican marxist" :agony-minion: :agony-minion: :agony-minion:

      • drinkinglakewater [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        I'm not sure I get your contention, I don't think anyone who identifies as a tankie would reject being called a stalinist either

        Edit: not relevant after your edit

          • Venusta [any]
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            2 years ago

            Yeah, like people who identify as tankies would usually not consider a hoxhaist who calls China state capitalist a tankie, so that’s why I wouldn’t equate tankie and stalinist but clearly there are more used definitions for Stalinist

      • AcidSmiley [she/her]
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        2 years ago

        It's noteworthy that there is such a strong connection between reactionary infiltrators and sectarian shit-stirring.

    • TrashCompact [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      He has certain points of good research, though he is mostly a crank. Acting like he is representative of pro-stalin factions is absurd.