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Does "Stalinism" actually exist? (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 month ago by alexei_1917@hexbear.net to c/chat@hexbear.net

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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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[–] purpleworm@hexbear.net 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Unless you're a freak like Grover Furr or part of a political faction that is acting in alliance with Stalin or Hoxha, no.

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.)

Why bother displaying Soviet symbols in a context where your dad can see them? You're just making yourself look like a 14 year old. You don't need a bunch of lifestyle merchandise to be a communist anyway. I say this because if the answer is, "I was at a communist rally," then why would a hamsic be the sticking point?

[–] alexei_1917@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I got caught with that kind of junk when I was like 12, needed an explanation, I was stuck and he's not going to ever buy that I outgrew it, at that age he still wouldn't drop cringey shit I was last into when I was like six and he still hasn't, so I couldn't tell him the truth then and claim to be over it as an older teenager or young adult. I needed to tell him something that wouldn't totally fuck me over at 12 and that I didn't mind him believing for the rest of our shared lives.