You may need to get out more. Marx is the father of modern sociology, a debt even Max Weber acknowledged. “Marx wasn’t all bad” isn’t a hot take outside of anywhere that doesn’t hang a tattered, non-code compliant American flag from the front porch.
It’s not that everyone who appreciates Marx is wrong, no no no, it’s just a nearly universal belief among all of the worst examples of human beings which are unfortunately swarming all over lemmy in an attempt to radicalize people.
Surrendering Marx because shitheads use him as an aesthetic is like surrendering the American flag because shitheads use it as an aesthetic. All you do in doing so is lending power to your enemies for no good goddamn reason. Even less justified, really, since Marx has pretty clearly stated inclinations, while the US flag is far more abstract.
Especially silly when half of the tankies on here haven’t read enough Marx to fill a thimble, and regularly and blatantly contradict him.
If this were a sociology, philosophy, history, or similar academic community then sure…
but not making Marxist memes is the easiest fucking thing you can possibly do. Are you planning to tell me I’m being unfair to chastise you because you accidentally tripped, opened your laptop, and photo-edited this meme so it’s not really your fault for picking the subject matter?
No. I’m telling you that surrendering symbols to the opposition just means that the opposition then benefits from that symbol. Fuck that. It’s both cowardly and stupid. I’m not going to puss out of reposting memes with Marx just because some ML fucks think workers’ democracy is for squares.
A tankie is an authoritarian communist, the kind of folks who play apologist for the Soviet and Chinese regimes running over protesters with tanks. Hence the name.
Well, a lot of us here would put it more along the lines of “Corporations need to be run by workers, not investors”, but I think you’re pretty safe from tankieism with that view.
Referencing Marx is any fashion is tankie behavior?
Just consider it a warning for everyone here, is all. Praising Marx unprompted is definitely leaning into dangerous territory.
You may need to get out more. Marx is the father of modern sociology, a debt even Max Weber acknowledged. “Marx wasn’t all bad” isn’t a hot take outside of anywhere that doesn’t hang a tattered, non-code compliant American flag from the front porch.
It’s not that everyone who appreciates Marx is wrong, no no no, it’s just a nearly universal belief among all of the worst examples of human beings which are unfortunately swarming all over lemmy in an attempt to radicalize people.
So avoid that shit whenever possible.
Surrendering Marx because shitheads use him as an aesthetic is like surrendering the American flag because shitheads use it as an aesthetic. All you do in doing so is lending power to your enemies for no good goddamn reason. Even less justified, really, since Marx has pretty clearly stated inclinations, while the US flag is far more abstract.
Especially silly when half of the tankies on here haven’t read enough Marx to fill a thimble, and regularly and blatantly contradict him.
If this were a sociology, philosophy, history, or similar academic community then sure…
but not making Marxist memes is the easiest fucking thing you can possibly do. Are you planning to tell me I’m being unfair to chastise you because you accidentally tripped, opened your laptop, and photo-edited this meme so it’s not really your fault for picking the subject matter?
No. I’m telling you that surrendering symbols to the opposition just means that the opposition then benefits from that symbol. Fuck that. It’s both cowardly and stupid. I’m not going to puss out of reposting memes with Marx just because some ML fucks think workers’ democracy is for squares.
“surrendering” fuck off
There are appropriate (and inappropriate) contexts for every subject.
I don’t know what a tankie is and at this point I’m afraid to ask.
A tankie is an authoritarian communist, the kind of folks who play apologist for the Soviet and Chinese regimes running over protesters with tanks. Hence the name.
cool not me then
I took a test once and it told me I was a filthy socialist.
It is my core belief that corporations need to be hit with big sticks regularly to keep them in check
Well, a lot of us here would put it more along the lines of “Corporations need to be run by workers, not investors”, but I think you’re pretty safe from tankieism with that view.