Where’s my lack of transparency? I linked my sources. If you mean preventing tourists from taking photos willy-nilly, the DPRK is still at war presently, and still has instances where the US millitary murders their civilians. The rest of your comment isn’t even a point, it’s like a bingo of tired tropes lacking in any investigation.
To the contrary of your claims of “totalitarianism,” socialist states have brought dramatic democratization to society. First-hand accounts from Statesian journalist Anna Louise Strong in her book This Soviet World describe soviet elections and factory councils in action. Statesian Pat Sloan even wrote Soviet Democracy to describe in detail the system the soviets had built for curious Statesians to read about, and today we have the aforementioned Professor Roland Boer’s Socialism in Power: On the History and Theory of Socialist Governance to reference.
When it comes to social progressivism, the soviet union was among the best out of their peers, so instead we must look at who was actually repressed outside of the norm. In the USSR, it was the capitalist class, the kulaks, the fascists who were repressed. This is out of necessity for any socialist state. When it comes to working class freedoms, however, the soviet union represented a dramatic expansion. Soviet progressivism was documented quite well in Albert Syzmanski’s Human Rights in the Soviet Union.
On the whole, soviet prisons and the justice system itself were more progressive than their peers, Mary Stevenson Callcott documented it quite well in Russian Justice. The soviet union, despite having a progressive legal system, was in a state of constant turmoil caused by pressures both external and internal. They couldn’t simply delete all previously existing ruling-class people and ideology, class struggle continues under socialism. Further, pressure from the imperialist west, invasion both in threat and in action, and intentional sabateurs meant that the prisons certainly weren’t empty. The soviet union never had a single year of normal, stable growth, free from intense opposition on the outside and counter-revolutionary forces on the inside.
I know what the word “era” means, I’m a Statesian communist, not Russian. I cite historical books on the systems of democracy in socialist countries. You didn’t counter any of what I said, you just said “no.”
Awesome! Authlefts aren’t authoritarian, in fact, Cuba and the DPRK Love freedom! Look at how much freeze peach our forum has as an open place to discuss ideas!
Dbzer0 doesn’t claim to be “freeze peach.” The political compass isn’t real, and even if it was, there’s no way in hell Cuba and the DPRK could be considered right-wing. You never discussed anything either, you just repeated dogmatic tropes with no investigation nor consideration for the sources and arguments I brought.
You’re also complaining about “freeze peach” while on Lemmy.world, which is defederated from communist instances and thus not “freeze peach” either, and you only had comment(s) removed, not even a temp-ban, and this was because of your vaguely racist comment.
Nobody is sending me any cheques, I pay org dues. I understand what “era” means, I asked clarification because the sources I listed covered socialist history in general, which is democratic. The fact that you call my English skills “intermediate” and accuse me of being Russian is the racist bit, you immediately assuming anyone that disagrees with you and can back it up with primary sources must be Russian.
Where’s my lack of transparency? I linked my sources. If you mean preventing tourists from taking photos willy-nilly, the DPRK is still at war presently, and still has instances where the US millitary murders their civilians. The rest of your comment isn’t even a point, it’s like a bingo of tired tropes lacking in any investigation.
To the contrary of your claims of “totalitarianism,” socialist states have brought dramatic democratization to society. First-hand accounts from Statesian journalist Anna Louise Strong in her book This Soviet World describe soviet elections and factory councils in action. Statesian Pat Sloan even wrote Soviet Democracy to describe in detail the system the soviets had built for curious Statesians to read about, and today we have the aforementioned Professor Roland Boer’s Socialism in Power: On the History and Theory of Socialist Governance to reference.
When it comes to social progressivism, the soviet union was among the best out of their peers, so instead we must look at who was actually repressed outside of the norm. In the USSR, it was the capitalist class, the kulaks, the fascists who were repressed. This is out of necessity for any socialist state. When it comes to working class freedoms, however, the soviet union represented a dramatic expansion. Soviet progressivism was documented quite well in Albert Syzmanski’s Human Rights in the Soviet Union.
On the whole, soviet prisons and the justice system itself were more progressive than their peers, Mary Stevenson Callcott documented it quite well in Russian Justice. The soviet union, despite having a progressive legal system, was in a state of constant turmoil caused by pressures both external and internal. They couldn’t simply delete all previously existing ruling-class people and ideology, class struggle continues under socialism. Further, pressure from the imperialist west, invasion both in threat and in action, and intentional sabateurs meant that the prisons certainly weren’t empty. The soviet union never had a single year of normal, stable growth, free from intense opposition on the outside and counter-revolutionary forces on the inside.
Do you have any real points?
yeah, that you never cite any actually eras that democratic, left wing, actually free countries had.
What do you mean by “eras?”
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I know what the word “era” means, I’m a Statesian communist, not Russian. I cite historical books on the systems of democracy in socialist countries. You didn’t counter any of what I said, you just said “no.”
Awesome! Authlefts aren’t authoritarian, in fact, Cuba and the DPRK Love freedom! Look at how much freeze peach our forum has as an open place to discuss ideas!
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Dbzer0 doesn’t claim to be “freeze peach.” The political compass isn’t real, and even if it was, there’s no way in hell Cuba and the DPRK could be considered right-wing. You never discussed anything either, you just repeated dogmatic tropes with no investigation nor consideration for the sources and arguments I brought.
You’re also complaining about “freeze peach” while on Lemmy.world, which is defederated from communist instances and thus not “freeze peach” either, and you only had comment(s) removed, not even a temp-ban, and this was because of your vaguely racist comment.
Calling out the people sending you cheques isn’t racist. I’m calling out your lack of intermediate English skills.
Nobody is sending me any cheques, I pay org dues. I understand what “era” means, I asked clarification because the sources I listed covered socialist history in general, which is democratic. The fact that you call my English skills “intermediate” and accuse me of being Russian is the racist bit, you immediately assuming anyone that disagrees with you and can back it up with primary sources must be Russian.
Bummer, I was thinking about asking you if there were any job openings. I had already found my work name and all: 柯蒂斯·詹姆斯·杰克逊.
Oh well…
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