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My dad called me one last week. I told him I'm not even a communist, just a moderate social democrat who likes Soviet symbols for the shock value. (Not true, I'm a Marxist-Leninist, but gotta keep the peace with family, IYKYK.) But now I'm wondering, is "Stalinism" even a thing? Are any of you bears "Stalinists"?

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[–] Red_October@hexbear.net 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Albeit under even more extreme duress.

[–] alexei_1917@hexbear.net 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Huh. Maybe I am a Stalinist. In my worst moments, when all I really want is a world where the right side won the Cold War.

[–] Red_October@hexbear.net 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

If those are your worst moments you should really see what the other guys are doing right now man.

[–] alexei_1917@hexbear.net 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Red_October@hexbear.net 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

ICE, Israel, rightwing militias in the U.S., any other number of murder-addict mercenaries pretending to be religious extremists across the globe funded by three letter organizations from the U.S. Your tankie dark moments really aren’t that bad.

[–] alexei_1917@hexbear.net 2 points 4 weeks ago

Ah, I see. Even when we are at our worst flashes of "Stalinism", the commies still suck less than every other ideology. Checks out.