I couldnt help but crack a smile today when my boyfriend got on the topic of the USSR on call with some pals and he goes “Thats hypocritical because the Soviet Union wasnt founded on genocide like the USA.” He’s not a communist, political person, and one time accidentally called Antarctica Australia. Yet still he has started going on diatribes like me to anyone who compares the USSR and the Nazis. Glorious day, however still working on his understanding of the proletariat, the bourgeoisie, and class struggle, still!

  • @TeezyZeezy
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    211 year ago

    MUAHAHAHA YESSS GOOD WORK

    Lol on a real note that’s cool. I have a friend in the American armed forces who was up until a few months ago libertarian right wing type beat. Then one day one of my other friends brought something political up and he asked what I thought/my ideology and I told him I was a communist, sent him some basic theory and second thought videos and its been history from there. Specifically regarding his understanding of the death and destruction my country imposes on other nations.

    • @Lemmy_Mouse
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      91 year ago

      This is interesting. Just like that? I’m surprised he was open to any discussion after hearing the word communist.

      • @TeezyZeezy
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        1 year ago

        Yeah, I know, it was one of the first good faith discussions about socialism I’ve had. It definitely took some time to evolve to where he’s calling himself a socialist, but he was constantly learning and asking questions + watching the videos I send him.

        He is a very smart guy and I think must have been pondering his views before that. It also kind of forced him to be open to it because most people won’t just blow off someone they care about (we were friends beforehand)

        • @Lemmy_Mouse
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          31 year ago

          Very cool and interesting. Good for you, good for us!

  • @CITRUS
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    191 year ago

    YESSSSSS YESSSSSSSSS

    Im getting those around me to question the media and to break down liberal logic. Now i doubt many of them would agitate as me, I am a loud mouth after all, but them becoming radical would be enough to keep pulling in others.

    Now I don’t know just how much of setback Ukraine is at the moment, if it is temporary or not. UA and Kanye have reeeeeeeeally been normalizing Nazis and libs are falling into rabid hatred of any imperialist targeted group–russians, chinese, and pretty much all muslims–without being aware of it.

    So that’s a little troublesome, but it is baby’s first red scare so I could just be new to it.

  • Muad'DibberA
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    111 year ago

    Every single person counts, and now you can be sure your bf isn’t going down a right wing rabbit hole.