Seriously how has Parenti become so popular so suddenly????

    • hogposting [he/him,comrade/them]
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      4 years ago

      a competent liberal debatelord will laugh at you

      You shouldn't be arguing on liberal debatelord turf anyway. Those are some of the least likely people to radicalize, they'll waste the most of your time sending you off on countless citation errands, and no normal person is going to read past maybe the first comment or two of your 50,000 word exchange.

      If you're talking to libs -- and that's a good radicalization strategy; most people here were once libs -- aim for folks that are culturally Democratic, or maybe even decently informed Democrats, but who aren't bought into the party hook, line, and sinker. Think people who watch CNN, but who aren't obsessed with it to the point where they'll get in Twitter slapfights over Chris Cuomo or whoever's honor.

    • RedArmor [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I’m probably what you would consider a tankie. I fall hard under ML, but im always expanding and reading other theory from other movements.

      • viva_la_juche [they/them, any]
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        4 years ago

        you probably are already aware of a lot of what's covered in the book and don't need convincing but it will most likely give you some good ammo and talking points when debunking/discussing common myths and lies about communism.