Cannot upvote this enough. That nostalgia OP is on about is alive and well in holdfast.

It stems from the dialectical part of dialectical materialism. There will always be a point where the old system collapsed and a new one rises from a combination of material changes and class strife.

So the thought is basically "let's get the shitty part out of the way, so we can get to the good stuff."

Not going to type an essay from a phone, but that's the gist of it.

I tell my boys I love them. Kisses on the forehead before we part too.

Modern Russia is an imperialist shit hole. There you got a straight answer.

That's the rub,

You think government is inherently bad. I think they, and us by reflection are a product of their material conditions. Governments are a reflection of a people's relationship with material. IE - America says "Greed is Good" Ergo we get the corporate profits over people shitfest we have now. The first step towards breaking that hold is education and organization at a community level. So that is where I focus.

I could get into a big lecture/discussion about Dialectical Materialism, the conditions requiring a vanguard, how that vanguard should be defined ect. ect. ect, how we as a people work to stop capitalist vampirism and "corporatism" (capitalism in a trench coat) - but I don't think that would help.

Alternatively, I could pull the typical Tankie "Read theory" at this point (and I do think that is what is needed for us to continue this conversation, but I admit it's a copout that doesn't really give you a good starting point. Really though the first 2 pages of the manifesto would give you the gist of what I'm trying to say here.)

So, where do we go from here? - If you have a suggestion, I would be happy to talk more.

EDIT: The post above this was just saying that I was trying to "No u" him, but he called me a bad name, so the mod tagged it, just for context. To be fair, I am saying that it happened and happens in many cases, so I can see the argument, I just think it's inaccurate.

We both do. I just don't hide from that fact and work to minimize the damage.

Modern Russia is an imperialist shit hole. The question I was asked was about the Soviet.

I don't support any killings.

Clearly you do. You support a world order that can only survive on exploitation of the global south and developing world. So yes. You do.

You can pretend all you want. But you benefit from those killings you don't speak out against. That is tacit support.

We can and should do everything we can to minimize suffering. You want to bury your head in the sand about the killing and suffering needed to support your lifestyle.

The same you feel when I ask about the millions killed yearly due to imperialism & capitalist overreach.

That's why you note everything, everytime you warned them.

Bad look, turning dread into a harem fantasy? Just no.

No. We're fucked. If you want someone to blame we need to look at the last 50 years as a nation. This has been building for a long time.

Does that bode well for the presidenal vote as well or am I being too optimistic?

I trust you'll defed from .world too right?

"didn't show anyone playing it live." Uh. Clive was literally playing on stage during the showcase. Complete with yearly CTD and all.

I'm all for shitting on CIGs trash practices, but you don't need to lie to get there.

Cool. She's not a fascist, but she isn't leftist either. Meming about it won't change it.

Sgt Harper sends his regards.

A man who died undoing the sins of his early 20s. We all learn from our mistakes, Che made it his life's work to do better than his childhood prejudices.

Did you ask them to mute that shit?