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ZombiFrancis

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  • Why do you think so many people on the Marxist left defend Stalinism?

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  • It doesn't, and it shouldn't be taken as such. It's just historicity.

    Pretty much between 1914 and 1946/53 you have an impenetrable web of colonial empires colliding and crashing apart. There is very little purity to be found, so accuracy is about all you can rely on. Not knowing about Litvinov, (or Pilsudski, or the Phoney War, or whatever) is fine and normal.

    Like, there are often counter/fingerpointing on this subject about Churchill being a pile of shit (and sure, super racist) but in this specific context we're still in the Chamberlain era. Pointing that out is neither support for Chamberlain nor a judgement on Churchill.

    And there's plenty about Stalin-era USSR to complain about. Lysenkoism or Beria, for instance. It's such a deeply complex subject that accuracy tends to be the most damning evidence.

  • The same people who rage against authority love moderating communities where their ideology is the only one allowed

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  • People keep setting up these Punching bars and then get mad when their patrons get Punched.

  • Why do you think so many people on the Marxist left defend Stalinism?

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  • The closest I have seen is 'Are we to believe SS death squads that they found the evidence for it in 1943?'

    So, not a good thing, and possibly just more Nazi shit, further not good.

  • Why do you think so many people on the Marxist left defend Stalinism?

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  • It is okay to be categorically wrong about a historical time period. It wasn't Molotov in that phase. Molotov replaced Litvinov, who was the foreign minister of the USSR until 1939. Litvinov was the proponent of allying with the West against Germany. (For what it is worth Litvinov likely would've signed the Pact with Germany anyway.) But Stalin supported him, and even after being dismissed wasn't even disgraced.

    The important subsequent development here is that Britain and France then actively tried to support Finland against the USSR during the Winter War while still technically at war with Germany, who was also supporting Finland. The Phoney War was a real thing that played out, after all.

    Unless these are too minor of details.

  • Visions from a parallel universe

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  • That's $37.50 well spent.

  • Why do you think so many people on the Marxist left defend Stalinism?

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  • For the most part Stalin is used to trigger the aggressive anti-communists.

    Like, there are enough "How could Hitler have won the war?" types around for me to be overly concerned with memes that defend/don't condemn Stalin.

  • James Talarico beating Jasmine Crockett in Texas Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, poll shows

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  • Kamala Harris also just endorsed Jasmine Crockett yesterday.

    So, uh... take that as you will.

  • The wife, the problem, the reason [Arcade Rage]

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  • We both work from home. We have neither excuses nor anyone to blame.

    We're just the third panel twice in a standoff with the dishes.

  • Current events dictate that I post this.

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  • Oops, all bad bombs.

  • Current events dictate that I post this.

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  • Say what you want about Bush, even that war criminal didn't go as far.

    Any point you might've had about land acquisition, separatism, or imperialism, is pretty hard invalidated by this comparison. Like, why add Bush as a qualifier?

  • Tag yourself rule

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  • Most of these sign holders are still reeling from seeing a nonwhite in a public space. Knowing proper terminologies is not their charge.

  • US Democrats are not leftists

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  • Entering that space is risky. For politicians it means endless primary challenges from the right with bottomless campaign funding.

    For individuals it means being fairgamed by right wing watchdogs. Online harassment campaigns, doxxing, swatting, squealing or falsifying info to ICE, etc.

  • Sorry, can't do scarves.

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  • Also a cautionary tale on adding and removing features without plan or controls. Every 'hey could we add...? It's what everyones talking about!' is another step taken away from the design.

  • Administrative task management

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  • Derp I'd checked 1998 and then didnt check 1999 after I saw the shadow.

  • Administrative task management

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  • Not how March was in 1998 or 1999. Also the shadow leading from the firearm along the arm is also bogus.

  • Amazon BUSTED for Widespread Scheme to Inflate Prices Across the Economy— Amazon, its vendors, and competing retailers are price fixing, hiking up prices for consumer products, making Amazon richer

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  • I think you're supposed to switch accounts between comments.

  • Kamala Harris Completely Fails to Read the Room on 2028

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  • Alright, lose to AOC in the primary then.

    I mean, at this point AOC is the only good option possible out of who is looking at running. If there's someone with a better chance and track record, I am all ears.

  • NBC Interview abruptly ends after New Yorker blames private equity and landlords for the city's issues

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  • the user I responded to seemed to be implying otherwise.

    Not really. I'm just saying the quote isn't particularly insightful upon analysis, source notwithstanding.

  • Which game have you been most patient for?

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  • I played that game so much in Early Access and then they redesigned the gameplay a fair bit towards the end and I didn't enjoy the release as much. I wish they had some rolled back versions to revert to.