• MF_COOM [he/him]
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    10 hours ago

    Funny clip, but do not try to use this line irl comrades unless you just want to look like a freak and make everyone with a nuanced view of the Soviet Union look incrementally more like a freak by proxy.

    There are better arguments.

    Saying "the population grew 1.2%" over 30 years as if that's some kind of standalone own really just reveals how little you even understand about what you're saying, and makes the rest of us look delusional.

    • FloridaBoi [he/him]
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      6 hours ago

      It’s possible that it is itself a trap to get the “not good faith” inquisitor to speak on your terms and not theirs. Idk what the next part of it was but if he asks “how come only so little growth?” Then you suddenly have a platform to say that Stalin and Russia saved the world from fascism

      • Yukiko [she/her]
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        2 hours ago

        Yup. You gotta lead the person asking the questions. That's how you truly own a conversation.

    • machiabelly [she/her]
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      10 hours ago

      I mean world war two happened. Hard for your population to grow when 20 million die

    • miz [any, any]
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      10 hours ago

      let's collect some suggestions from our comrades for solid one-shot responses in this situation

      • MF_COOM [he/him]
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        9 hours ago

        Breht from Rev Left once said a good response is "can you tell me a single book you've read on the subject?"

        I tend more towards something along the lines of "don't you think it's strange that your opinion on official enemies of the United States are always 1:1 with those of the US State Department?"

    • M68040 [they/them]
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      8 hours ago

      What if I do want to look like a freak because I crave scorn and contempt though

    • Hello_Kitty_enjoyer [none/use name]
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      9 hours ago

      but do not try to use this line irl comrades unless you just want to look like a freak and make everyone with a nuanced view of the Soviet Union look incrementally more like a freak by proxy.

      nah you should use the line irl anyway

      unless you're worried about getting arrested or something. Which fine.