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I wonder whats Stalin's take on how to deal with people with "conservative values"

In the U.S.S.R. anti-semitism is punishable with the utmost severity of the law as a phenomenon deeply hostile to the Soviet system. Under U.S.S.R. law active anti-semites are liable to the death penalty.

J. Stalin

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[–] ilyenkov@hexbear.net 64 points 1 year ago (11 children)

Imagine thinking "the social" and "the economic" are two magically separate realms that don't intersect and about which you can have totally different beliefs, lol. Not just liberalism, but this sort of thinking goes back even deeper into "Western" thinking. This is the consequence of the "Western" metaphysical tradition. This is what understanding dialectics cures you of, but the hegemony of metaphysics that produces shit like this is what makes dialectics hard for people to understand.

[–] LeBron@hexbear.net 32 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Looking at society through a scientific lens, one would come to the conclusion that social values are a reflection of material conditions. Nobody just magically becomes a transphobic asshole, it's a successful redirection of anger towards fellow workers by the ruling class.

[–] ilyenkov@hexbear.net 26 points 1 year ago (5 children)

True. But that doesn't mean we should show any tolerance towards transphobia, racism, etc. Actual solidarity and support for total liberation for all is the only way to combat the divide and conquer strategy. All this patsoc shit has been tried before; I'd recommend reading Settlers, Black Bolshevik, George Jackson, and shit like that for good explanations of why it's a dead end.

[–] LeBron@hexbear.net 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I completely agree, just because someone's ignorance was taken advantage of doesn't mean we should infantilize them. Showing any toleration for their bigoted bullshit just gives merit to it. And thank you, I'll check those out

[–] BlueMagaChud@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How did Obama convince you to back down? What did comrade Chris Paul say about it?

[–] LeBron@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Barrack threatened henceforth to cancel Taco Tuesday permanently. CPUSA is now a religious organization that channels its energy into getting Chris a ring before retirement

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