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but am a fan of parts of communism and I like socialism.

Probably why you don’t have issues with Lemmy.ml users.

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You can still appreciate Karl Marx’s Manifesto without endorsing the Soviet Union or China.

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Sure, in the same way I appreciate Kant or Kierkegaard or any other modernist - as foundational thinkers who laid the groundwork for more contemporary ideas. The entire issue is that so many internet leftists take Marx as dogma, and are often poor students of philosophy outside of that very narrow context, yet will lecture you about how you only disagree with them because you haven’t read enough year one polisci material. ML spaces are as dunning Kruger as the internet gets.

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Im the same, I like socialism and the theory of communism is nice.

I don’t like .ml users because they hardcore believe and spread the bastardized authoritarianism-based CCP/Russian propaganda version of communism.

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What you’re looking for is anarchism. Aka libertarian socialism.

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i like to think of anarchism as the educated brother to the miscarried libertarian-ism.

It’s harsh, but i’ve never seen a libertarian make a good point, or understand anything remotely relevant to government, so.

I think anarchy, by the very nature of it’s existence is more suited to handle the challenges presented by no government existing, notably, a new government being created. Because anarchy is most often following a government collapse, and followed by a new government being created.

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Anarchism is a political philosophy and movement that is against all forms of authority and seeks to abolish the institutions it claims maintain unnecessary coercion and hierarchy, typically including the state and capitalism.

Um. No. I rather enjoy having a government, just a government that isn’t corrupted by the rich and actually takes care of its people like it’s supposed to. That inherently necessitates it having authority.

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Right. They’re opposed to socialism and what the hold up as communism is actually Fascism with a heavy dose of State Capitalism.

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