• invalidusernamelol [he/him]
      2·
      4 years ago

      It's almost as bad as when anarchists say "I don't want to live under an authoritarian dictatorship of the proletariat". I swear, if I see that one more time I'm calling the NKVD.

      • ned_ludd [he/him]
        4·
        4 years ago

        Famously not authoritarian institution, the NKVD

        • invalidusernamelol [he/him]
          2·
          4 years ago

          I'm calling the NKVD

          for real though, do you guys just not know what dictatorship of the proletariat is?

            • invalidusernamelol [he/him]
              ·
              4 years ago

              Yay! My favorite simple explanation is "rule of the people". It's a positive thing that we as leftists should strive for, but I see a lot of people acting like it's something bad because of the word "dictator" in it.

          • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
            1·
            4 years ago

            do you guys just not know what dictatorship of the proletariat is?

            Well, it has the word dictator in it, which is, you know... not great. Definitely needs a Frank Luntz message marketing overhaul.

            Lots of modern leftists tend to use the phrase "Democratic Socialism" to imply a kinder, gentler, happier proletarian government.