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I've seen several references to some sort of rift between the users of these instances today. What's happening?

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[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wouldn't it be Leninists? Like the 'l' in 'ml'?

[–] Saapas@piefed.zip 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No, Leninism is different. Marxism-Leninism specifically was a creation of Stalin.

Marxism–Leninism was developed from Bolshevism by Joseph Stalin in the 1920s based on his understanding and synthesis of classical Marxism and Leninism.

When talking about Stalinism people often means not just that ideology but also the brutal way it was implemented and how the country was ruled

Stalinism is the means of governing and Marxist–Leninist policies implemented in the Soviet Union (USSR) from 1927 to 1953 by Joseph Stalin. It included the creation of a one-party totalitarian police state, rapid industrialization, the theory of socialism in one country (until 1939), forced collectivization of agriculture, intensification of class conflict, a cult of personality,[1][2] and subordination of the interests of foreign communist parties to those of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, deemed by Stalinism to be the leading vanguard party of communist revolution at the time.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Marxism-Leninism was synthesized by Stalin, but like the name suggests, is over 90% Marx and Lenin. Stalinism is typically used coherently to describe the policies of the Stalin-Era of the USSR. Those calling Marxism-Leninism "Stalinism" typically are trying to use Stalin's name as a way to bash Marx and Lenin's theories and practice.

[–] Saapas@piefed.zip -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Saapas@piefed.zip -4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not really sure why you're acting like it's unexpected to be corrected on a misconception.

[–] Saapas@piefed.zip -1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Saapas@piefed.zip -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Clairvoyancy is just one of my many skills. Another prediction: this chain won't stop until I stop it because you want to have the last word. It sounds crazy but just wait and see

[–] bitcrafter@programming.dev 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

WAIT LET ME IN I WANT TO HAVE THE LAST WORD IS IT TOO LATE!!!

[–] Saapas@piefed.zip -2 points 1 day ago

We should do a relay race type of thing