• Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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    13 days ago

    Communism and Fascism are entirely different, both historically and ideologically, and to conflate the two is a massive error. I suggest you read Blackshirts and Reds by Dr. Michael Parenti, it’s a very enjoyable read due to Parenti’s characteristic wit while being packed with exacting historical rigor.

    • Raylon@lemmy.world
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      13 days ago

      They didn’t write communism, they wrote tankies. And while I won’t equate tankies to nazis, they do share a lot of ideology, such as their love of strongmen.

      • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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        13 days ago

        The distinction between Communists and “tankies” doesn’t really matter at this point because the label of “tankie” is applied to every Communist these days, even Anarchists and progressive liberals. It’s generally a term without meaning. Either way, though, Communists don’t “love strongmen,” that’s more of a post-hoc explanation liberals come up with to denounce Communist movements, ie “Che Geuvara is a strongman, that’s why Communists support Cuba” etc. etc.

        You should read the book too.