I have a friend who is by all accounts very socialist but was absolutely horrified when I claimed that the USSR was not “bad” and that many of the deaths it is blamed for have a much more complicated reason. They also called me a tankie, much to my despair as it really displayed to me how many brainworms they have. They also were fairly close to calling me a genocide denier 💀
This person is a freshman in college and I’d like to try and help them unlearn these ideas. They are queer and Canadian,and they also thought Vaush was great if that’s helpful at all. Does anyone have any accessible resources to help them unlearn what they’ve been taught about the USSR?
A thousands time :this:. Try the Yellow Parenti video, or if they read, get them on Blackshirts and Reds. Parenti is the USSR-bad brain dewormer for people who are moving left and have hit a wall of where to go after they realize the libs aren't left enough for them but "Communism bad."
Blackshirts and Reds should be required reading for this individual, it’s practically tailor made for them