happybadger [he/him] to chapotraphouse • 1 year agoI was called a tankie in r/marxismmessage-squaremessage-square61 fedilinkarrow-up1127file-text
arrow-up1127message-squareI was called a tankie in r/marxismhappybadger [he/him] to chapotraphouse • 1 year agomessage-square61 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
Because I said there's no united front with social democrats because they aren't leftists. I do not even.
minus-square420blazeit69 [he/him]hexbear9·1 year agoTo me, this is a big part of why leaning too hard on the "social democracy is fascism" line is a bad idea. It was a highly specific comment to begin with It was abandoned in favor of anti-fascist cooperation within a decade Today, it makes you sound like a crank unless your audience knows a decent amount of early Soviet history and agrees with you already Even among people who kind of know what you're getting at, it's more divisive than useful If you want to criticize a group for bad stances on imperialism, or a government for a bad imperialist record, just do that. link
To me, this is a big part of why leaning too hard on the "social democracy is fascism" line is a bad idea.
If you want to criticize a group for bad stances on imperialism, or a government for a bad imperialist record, just do that.