If something is a propaganda it does not automatically mean it’s false.
propaganda
n 1: information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some causeSure. But the meme still holds.
Anyone says anything against their worldview
Libs: HURR DURR .ML HURR DURR TANKIE
Yes yes but the truth is always in the middle. (I am so smart)
Far-Right: Donald Trump and Xi Jinping
Far-Left: DSA
The Middle: ducking Amy Klobacher throwing a stapler
Took me a moment to realize this is rhetorical device to illustrate the point.
Yeah, kinda. But, it’s far righties that jizz over capitalism the most. Trump’s such a good businessman. He will run the country great, it’s a business after all.
Does it happen a lot around here though? Most of the time I think we’re mostly just critical of Capitalists and Authoritarians. Usually Socialism, real Communism, and Anarchism are not really critisized except by some .world users.
Edit: Except during a round of good ol’ Leftist Infighting.
Authoritarianism is just yet another word made up by the west to label communists
I mean, it’s definitely a deliberately ill-defined term that’s used to conflate dictatorships of the bourgeoisie and dictatorships of proletariat. Also, mysteriously, never seems to describe friendly oligarchies like MBS’s Saudi Arabia, Netanyahu’s Israel, Milei’s Argentina, or Bukele’s El Salvador.
But its language that’s very intentionally borrowed from Anarcho-Capitalism, intended to defame any kind of public governing structure. The end goal of describing every governing body we don’t like as “authoritarian” is to venerate “free markets” as a utopian alternative to popular governance.
It’s not just about communism. It’s a term intended to denigrate any kind of popular government.
Are you… being sarcastic?
If so: Good one!
If not: I would not like to enguage in the infighting atm, so I bid you a lovely day,No, go break free of the western “media” and look it up, it was a YACACO (Yet Another CIA Anti-Commie Op)
sighs, Ok, fine, if you want to do this rn, I guess we can.
Though I have no doubt it was probobly originally a word meant to slander real communism as the western world has done countless times (few ppl on lemmy would/should deny that the west has produced a shitton of bad anti-commie propoganda), I also fully agree that Authoritarianism does actually exist as much as Capitalism, Communism, and Anarchism exists based off of the actual agreed upon definition. If you take the definition of the system itself, there is no reason to conflate it with Communism. It IS a different system than real Communism, hence why that word was used as Anti-Communist Propaganda. It associates communism with a different (and very real) malignant system to make communism look bad. Sorry if this became too much of a rant, but I really just think that denying the existance of “Authoritarian” states is not a good idea. Let’s explain to people that Communism ≠ Authoritarianism instead of trying to claim that Authoritarianism doesn’t exist.
Edit: I also fully beleive that ANY government/social system can devolve into Authoritarianism if implemented incorrectly or not vigilant enough about making sure not to centralize power in a problematic way.
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Capitalism is shit. Fascism is shit.
The fuck is a “counter source”? That’s just not how the burden of proof works.
Lately it’s been seeming the opposite to me, whenever a criticism is made against soviets / ex Soviets