Find a Marxist against Democracy.

Living is fun and I have people I love and care for deeply, that make me see the world through alternative angles that deepen my appreciation.

Physical helps me remember better when I write it down, and I love sketching tasks, but it makes no difference when crossing them off.

I would say by that definition, every system is authoritarian to different degrees, and as such we all just pick whatever degree we are okay with. It’s vibes based, not metrics based.

Communism is classless, yes, but Communism must be built, as it is the eventual elimination of contradictions. You may wish to read Critique of the Gotha Programme, where Marx makes a good critique of a bad Socialist program and advocates for a different Socialist method of reaching Communism.

I asked you to find a Marxist against Democracy because that mythical anti-Democracy Marxist doesn’t exist.

It isn’t a dodge, it’s like you asking veterinarians why they like screwing cats and dogs.

I like to think I am.

Reading, hiking, backpacking, cooking, brewing, fixing, loving, caring, dreaming, building, gaming, growing, learning, teaching.

Not sure underrated, but Swans is fantastic. Brutal, oppressive, horrifyingly beautiful sound.

Big Thief is the pure opposite, it’s like a comforting hug and warm coffee.

I do want Democracy. What are you talking about?

Absolutely. Fall/Winter reign supreme, Spring is nice too.

Lemmy. Federation and the lack of a profit motive makes it much better.

I would also rather be surrounded by leftist vs liberal drama, rather than liberal vs fascist drama.

My point is to get them to do some questioning on their own, and challenge the pretenses. Sometimes this approach works better as the other person comes to a new conclusion on their own.

IMO it stems from a reaction to Red Scare Propaganda, a counter to it, combined with Marx himself being thoroughly de-fanged into being “good, but outdated.” Marxists are harmless, or even have a few good points, but Capitalism won!

They believe Red Scare Propaganda was purely about Marx himself and not leftist movements, they realize America is Imperialist but also believe their propaganda to be true.

It’s a weird and likely unique overlap that will simply no longer exist as time goes on and we move beyond the Red Scare ever further, and Capitalism continues to decline.

That’s a good point, and I’m inclined to agree. I hadn’t actually put 2 and 2 together there, haha, but it makes a lot of sense.

We will see if the saber rattling actually goes anywhere this time, but it won’t be gone for long if it doesn’t.

Like what?

Capitalism has liberal democracy.

Are you saying that because Workers have absolutely no economic control in Capitalism, it’s more democratic than when they do? Are you genuinely making that argument?

Why? Capitalism can’t be democratic.

Socialists support some form of Workers owning the Means of Production, of various types.

Communists are Marxists, that advocate for a specific form of Socialism, a worker state, that will eventually result in a Stateless, Classless, Moneyless society.

Tankie has been used to slander all manner of leftists, but the number of people that actually fit the definition of the slander is very small. Many people who do not fit that actual definition are still called a tankie.

What constitutes “fairly?” Maybe because I am on Lemmy.ml and thus can see Hexbear and Lemmygrad, I don’t think I’ve seen many people genuinely refusing to condemn horrible or tragic events within Communist countries or by Communists. Perhaps a vast minority, but at that point, why is this even an issue in the first place?

Are there examples of “good” Communists that aren’t tankies that you can point me to?

Agreed.