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Yogthos

@graywolf @jimray so what you're saying is that you're an ignoramus who guzzles propaganda out of a fire hose.

Maybe spend a bit of time actually learning about what Communists have accomplished instead of regurgitating nonsense.

Like 21 March at 16:22 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mas.to

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Rebecca Cotton-Weinhold

@yogthos @graywolf @jimray Which communists do you mean by "The Communists"? What are the things you like about them and what they did? Maybe being more precise here could lead to a constructive exchange, rather than ideological head bashing.

21 March at 16:58 | Open on ecoevo.social

Erik Haugen

@rlcw @yogthos @graywolf @jimray Well, in their defense, the Vietnamese Communists put an end to the genocide in Cambodia.

Also they get most of the credit for stopping the Nazis.

I mean, they weren't all bad, despite killing 100 million people and impoverishing 100Ms more.

21 March at 17:07 | Open on qoto.org

Arne Babenhauserheide

@ech maybe stop arguing about names that everyone *will* interpret differently and talk about the properties and qualities a good system should have.
@rlcw @yogthos @graywolf @jimray

21 March at 22:34 | Open on rollenspiel.social

Erik Haugen

@yogthos @graywolf @jimray It sounds like graywolf isn't the one who needs to learn about Communism's legacy.

21 March at 17:04 | Open on qoto.org

Amici Is Me 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇳🇴

@ech

The examples of communism-inspired evil totalitarian deeds are not difficult to come by, but there are some very important counter-examples as well.

1) The decolonization of Africa was made possible by communist support, 2) Cuba has historically and continues today to make available large quantities of medical professionals for poor countries, 3) the communist movements were hard-hitting pioneers in the struggle against overt western racism

21 March at 17:49 | Open on fribygda.no

Amici Is Me 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇳🇴

@ech

I think more generally though, with the collapse of properly communistic projects (China certainly isn't one), what the world today has lost is an alternative and stark comparison with which to challenge states to curtail the worst of capitalist's tendencies.

The collapse of communist projects ushered in a new era where inequality has dramatically risen in western societies and social progress in education, health, and overall well-being has been slow and lagging.

21 March at 17:55 | Open on fribygda.no