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I've had a mixed experience. I've had people call me a mass murderer and a fascist because I identify myself as a communist. (Not a Tankie, fuck tankies.) But
by socialismisok 4y ago
I've had a mixed experience. I've had people call me a mass murderer and a fascist because I identify myself as a communist. (Not a Tankie, fuck tankies.)
But I've also had some great discussions here with people who listen, trade book recommendations, and at least try to learn before writing me off.
A lot more of the former these days, unfortunately.
- HourglassFR 4y agoTo be fair, being considered a threat to national security and held as a pariah for having communist ideas is hardly a recent development in the US.
- socialismisok 4y agoYeah, turns out of one thinks, "maybe the relentless pursuit of growth above anything else is bad" is pretty scary to some folks?
- dane-pgp 4y agoIf that's the defining characteristic of being a communist, then the defining characteristic of being a capitalist must be thinking "maybe the relentless pursuit of financial equality above anything else is bad". If both of those things are true, then I would guess that at least 90% of people in the world are simultaneously capitalists and communists.