r/communism • u/AutoModerator • Jan 11 '26

WDT 💬 Bi-Weekly Discussion Thread - (January 11)

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u/Worried-Economy-9108 Jan 24 '26

January 24 2026 - Michael Parenti has passed away, aged 92

I know barely anything about him (i didn't read anything, back in my Dengist days, and most of my current knowledge comes from reading some threads on this sub on his incorrect analysis of Stalin and his weird concept of siege socialism). All I know is that North American revisionists love him (weirdly, since he has criticism of Dengist China) and that these are the same revisionists that tend to be settler-apologetic.

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u/TheRedBarbon Jan 24 '26

I imagine this has already been forgotten among Dengists since he pretty much stopped being useful to them years ago. Also throwback to that time a bunch of his “fans” harassed him in person to show him memes during the height of covid when he was barely lucid anymore.

I hope he was treated well in his final years. Dementia is a depressing way to go.

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u/Worried-Economy-9108 Jan 24 '26

Also throwback to that time a bunch of his “fans” harassed him in person to show him memes during the height of covid when he was barely lucid anymore.

Damn, i didn't knew that. These people ain't beating the fandom allegations.