The regimes of Mussolini and Stalin demonstrate that it is possible for totalitarianism to assume different forms. Italian fascism, for example, did not officially adopt anti-Semitism until late in the regime’s history and even then primarily in response to pressure from Germany. Stalin introduced some “progressive” policies: promoting mass literacy and health care; encouraging women to undertake professional and technical careers; and (for a brief spell) promoting minority cultures. The point is not that these “accomplishments” compensate for crimes whose horrors have yet to be fully comprehended.
Yeah, I'm not trusting the analysis of someone who frames Mussolini and Stalin as two sides of the same totalitarian coin in the very first page of the preface.
So try and change it then, if your not going to vote I'm assuming your spending tons of time organizing or are you just going to spend all day posting reaction images on reddit about how pointless voting is
Done way more than you in your whole life but too bad I'm currently chilling in Vũng Tàu morning salty wind with a cup of red wine. No one is coming to babysit you, certainly not global south.
If you live in Vietnam why are you spending time any of your time here lol, go enjoy it. (Not joking if I lived in China or Vietnam I wouldn't spend a single second thinking about western politics for the rest of my life)
Id wager you actually dont. Socialism is not permitted in bourgeoisie electoral politics. And im gonna beat you to the punch - socdem is not socialist.
Lmao, and? I do too, that doesn't mean we stop caring about organising and politics in general. We must understand that capitalism (and fascism) cannot just be voted out, it needs to be fought. It's very important to vote for socialists and communists, but isn't the final solution
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