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Against Losurdo (newintermag.com)

submitted 1 month ago by plinky@hexbear.net to c/theory@hexbear.net

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debatable if it's slop or theory, but probably comrades will soon meet these arguments in the wild, and not that one has to abandon all theoretical considerations over geopolitical realism of the 20th century.

although it's all rather useless, treatlerism stays undefeated whether one thinks stalin was correct or not, got money from cia or not, decided to become culture critic or not

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[–] dastanktal@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ah Fallacy callouts only.

The herald of the those that lack the skill and knowledge to impeach an actual point.

More interesting, it can only be considered a fallacy if I'm using this as argument.

What you have engaged in is a classic example of a fallacy fallacy.

[–] henryjwallis@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

if you really insist you weren't using it as an argument then you are just posioning the well because it's too difficult to read and refute the piece

[–] dastanktal@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

At the same time, context is important and Trotskyists are not exactly known for their historical materialism and their adherence to reality.

I'm reading the piece, however, it's also important to understand where the author comes from so that you can understand his point of view.

Do you dispute that the University of Chicago specifically focuses on Trotskyism as their form of Marxism?