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In reply to the discussion: "I view Mr. Trump's fear, lust and sloth and I do not envy him." [View all]Fantastic Anarchist
(7,309 posts)25. And I wouldn't call those societies "left" at all.
That's one of our problems. We let the Right define terms and frame the debate. Any society that damages either social or individual rights are not Leftist societies. They are totalitarian.
The monstrosity that was the Soviet Union was not a Leftist society. It was absurdly reactionary, a tool of the Right. Many socialists/anarchists died to save their Revolution only to be curb-stomped by a highly oppressive and totalitarian Bolshevik regime.
Their basterdization of a socialist society did more harm to the cause than any American propaganda ever could.
That is tragic.
Edit: I do believe you are a good person.
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I only very just started--went with the overview you suggested I read first.
BlancheSplanchnik
Feb 2017
#50
Right on. Happiness is interconnectedness. Not wealth. I was proudest supporting
applegrove
Jan 2017
#27
DT and his kind have an awful idea of what makes a successful man.
Dark n Stormy Knight
Jan 2017
#32
Yikes. Somehow I neglected to kick and rec this before! I love this. This should be
Squinch
Feb 2017
#51