I would have messaged the mods on the subreddit but it said that messages won’t get through for 72 hours so I made an account here (I have been lurking in the communist subreddits and on this site for a while but didn’t ever comment as I haven’t read enough theory yet)
The comment was deleted by the auto mod but you can see it on my profile https://www.reddit.com/user/ErohaTamaki
The comment was this:
"I am new to communism so I might be a bit wrong, someone correct me if I am wrong
Communism doesn’t mean that entertainment like surfing would disappear, it would actually be the complete opposite. Workers would have more free time as and that means that people would be able to explore hobbies like surfing that they haven’t had the time to explore. There would also be more people willing to do things like surfing as they won’t be scared of getting injured and then being unemployed and left to die"
The first message I got was:
"You have been permanently banned from participating in r/communism. You can still view and subscribe to r/communism, but you won’t be able to post or comment.
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The second message:
“You have been temporarily muted from r/communism. You will not be able to message the moderators of r/communism for 72 hours.”
The third message:
"You have been permanently banned from participating in r/communism101. You can still view and subscribe to r/communism101, but you won’t be able to post or comment.
Note from the moderators:
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DO NOT delete or edit your comment or your ban appeal will be ignored.
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I would like the ban to be removed or at the very least have the ban explained, also does anyone have any recommendations of things to read? I am currently half-way through reading The State and Revolution (I haven’t read anything else)
Update: I got unbanned :)
They’re a bunch of banhappy Stalinists
Imagine unironically using the word “Stalinist”… :face with rolling eyes:
Stalin did far more good than bad. Barring that time the Soviets elected a magician to head both Soviet and Chinese agricultural sciences.
I know. I greatly respect Stalin and what he did for our people. But the word “Stalinist” is used mainly by those who want to discredit Marxism-Leninism and/or didn’t properly research that. Especially in comments like the one that I’ve replied this to. There is nothing in Stalin’s theory and practice that says you must ban random users from the /r/communism sub, that comment is just using it as an insult. I haven’t heard an actual ML use the term “Stalinism”, except maybe to annoy some liberals.