Tell me you don’t know what words mean without telling me you don’t know what words mean lol “small Government communist” read a book you Reddit ass dork

  • SeventyTwoTrillion [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    radlibs see a bunch of "authoritarian" socialist states and wonder why communism is so totalitarian

    when really it's just

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    (the bullet holes being Western sanctions, attempted coups, etc)

    • LaBellaLotta [any]
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      1 year ago

      “That Allende guy had some great ideas about land reform! What ever happened to him?…”

    • LaBellaLotta [any]
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      1 year ago

      It gave me a good chuckle.

      I must say as an inveterate lurker that these threads have been very fun to read but beyond that I do really think everyone is doing a good job.

      We always say when you get into an exchange with someone you aren’t trying to change their mind, you’re trying to convince the 10 lurkers reading the exchange.

      Well I think anyone reading will be able to clearly see which side is working with consistent definitions and that is certainly impactful when you read these exchanges.

      This is not one of those exchanges I just couldn’t stop laughing at the idea of someone identifying as a “small government communist”

      Solid dunking comrade o7

      • SeducingCamel [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        I came here after reading some blahaj drama threads where they were throwing absolutely wild accusations meanwhile the hexbears were the only ones trying to have actual civil discussion

    • ImOnADiet@lemmygrad.ml
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      1 year ago

      The true best feeling is when you show up in a screenshot on one of the anti-tankie comms, Ive had like at least 4 or 5 show up on the meanwhileongrad comm, helped assuage my impostor syndrome, really helped me feel like a real socialist lol

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        • ImOnADiet@lemmygrad.ml
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          1 year ago

          Ahhhh you followed me to another thread get back evil hornyposting tankie!!! Vanguard I need backup again!!! volcel-judge volcel-vanguard volcel-judge

            • VOLCEL_POLICE [it/its]B
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              The VOLCEL POLICE are on the scene! PLEASE KEEP YOUR VITAL ESSENCES TO YOURSELVES AT ALL TIMES.

              نحن شرطة VolCel.بناءا على تعليمات الهيئة لترويج لألعاب الفيديو و النهي عن الجنس نرجوا الإبتعاد عن أي أفكار جنسية و الحفاظ على حيواناتكم المنويَّة حتى يوم الحساب. اتقوا الله، إنك لا تراه لكنه يراك.

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      • barrbaric [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        I got one in a defederation post and got a good laugh. It wasn't even a political post! I was explaining how emojis work!

  • Gay_Tomato [they/them, it/its]
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    1 year ago

    "Small government communist" What in the world? Is this some kind of voluntaralist nonsense? Im scrambling to wonder what this even refers to?

    • 4zi [he/him, comrade/them]
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      1 year ago

      It’s when Paul Ryan runs a workers co-op that manufactures guns to shoot Medicare recipients

  • footfaults [none/use name]
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    1 year ago

    There are posts and comments that are so ridiculous that I choose to believe they are doing it on purpose. I know that a lot aren't, but I cope better thinking that they are.

  • 7bicycles [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    Maybe he's just going off the stateless, classless, moneyless society thing. Seems hard to have a government without a state.

    • spectre [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      Yes that's all great, I don't even think that person is a total piece of shit or anything, but there's like 2-500 years of history we need to get through between now and then.

      • LaBellaLotta [any]
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        1 year ago

        No absolutely not and that’s why I blacked out their name but I just found this exchange hilarious. I do honestly hope this person takes the time to educate themselves further because I think they’re hearts in the right place and they’re probably just a kid. Truly just think the term “small government communist” is hilarious and I hope they can laugh about it someday too.

  • Maoo [none/use name]
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    1 year ago

    Ultras like every revolution except for the ones that succeed.

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    • BurgerPunk [he/him, comrade/them]
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      Thats my read too. Their political vocabulary is pretty telling here. They jist don't know what they're talking about and sre very confident about it

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        • BurgerPunk [he/him, comrade/them]
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          1 year ago

          Yeah, i think we'd all be happy to help them learn but they are too assured that they know everything and are the "actual" communist unlike us

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  • Juice [none/use name]
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    1 year ago

    Perfect response. I was reading this thread as it was going down and that comment is legendary, "small government communist" is an evergreen bit. These people are trolls, whether they know it or not

  • Flaps [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    Communism is when the state is small, and the smaller the state, the more communist it is

      • AntifaSuperWombat [she/her]
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        1 year ago

        Oh bummer. I was already dreaming of dismantling hierarchies, establishing communism and maybe kiss on the rubble of Wall Street together with them. madeline-sadeline

    • LaBellaLotta [any]
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      Yah know it didn’t even occur to me that the closest political tendency to what this person is describing is anarcho communism. If that was the term they used there would be no dunk but “small government” is such telling verbiage lol

      • AntifaSuperWombat [she/her]
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        1 year ago

        There might be a small chance that they mean well but are just too America brained but otherwise if you get rid of the government before dismantling capitalism, it will just fill up the power vacuum and it’s gonna be Mad Max time.

  • RonJonGuaido [none/use name]
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    1 year ago

    when someone says they're a "small government communist": read a book you Reddit ass dork

    when someone says they're an "anarchist": . . . .

    😂