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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (10 children)

Yeah I'm definitely not gonna donate money to people who are publically and proudly communists.

I might donate to my local instance though. They seem like cool cats.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 7 months ago (7 children)

Nothing wrong with being a communist. Being a tankie on the other hand... Fuck them

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Nothing wrong with being a communist.

That might be debatable.

Being a tankie on the other hand… Fuck them

This is not.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago

Communism is a political philosophy which in and of itself does not advocate for oppression. There is indeed nothing wrong with it, at least if you advocate for freedom of thought.

The Stalinist version of authoritarianism has been conflated with communism by american (mostly) media during the cold war. It is however a very specific ideology.

Apologists for authoritarian regimes, whatever their political leaning, deserve no platform or tolerance. Plurality of thought however is needed and essential.

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