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

"You people are the reason the left has no unity." - Guy my dad's dad's age. Not a minute later... "Can we interest you in a newspaper?" - Guy who looks 14 and can't be a day over 19, with a voice squeakier than my kid brother's. Wearing the same party symbol as the guy who insulted me. "This is why I don't go to left unity shit anymore. Come on, buddy. Let's go home and read some theory, you'll learn more doing that than hanging around here." - Me, beyond frustrated at this complete waste of my time, to the guy I dragged there.

Fuckin' Trots. The jokes write themselves. (It is rather funny that the only Trots older than like 20 are old enough to be the younger ones' grandparents.)