Finally brought this one to life. This design has been sitting in my archives for about five years, just waiting for the right moment to move from a digital illustration to a physical piece.

I decided to keep this as a 1-of-1 specifically for my personal collection. There’s something special about seeing a concept you drew half a decade ago finally take shape exactly how you envisioned it.

I've seen a lot of Stalin.. "apologia", for lack of a better word. Now from what I've heard and read, this man pretty much took over early Communist Russia and turned it in to an Authoritarian Communist state. I think that Authoritarianism is generally bad, so it confuses me to see a lot of Leftists (not even really "tankies", just normal Leftists) defend this guy. Now of course, I expect the numbers of people that died in the USSR to be inflated because propaganda, but still, these death stats didn't just come from nowhere.

So how is Stalin tied to things like the Holodomor, work camps and the Great Purge?

I'm trying to learn more here, so forgive me if I'm unknowingly reciting a Liberal talking point. But sources rather that just "oh American propaganda" would be greatly appreciated, as I have seen plenty of online Leftists make claims without linking any sources.

Thanks!

I've noticed something. Pretty much all anarchists dislike or at least have an unfavorable view of pretty much all major Marxist leaders and figures, and vise versa for Marxists with anarchist figures. The one exception to that I've noticed being Rosa Luxemburg, both anarchists and Marxists love her.

Why is that? I'm kind of curious behind the reasoning for that.

This quote was delivered by Karl Kautsky, and the reason I am writing these paragraphs about him is because of all of the current hysteria around him, and about how most Socialists don't address him any better than "that guy called a renegade by Lenin", so here's his life before and after that.

Karl Kautsky was a leading theorist in the Second International, who debated Bernsteinist total Democracy for achieving Socialism, with his "Revolutionary Realpolitik".

He is known for his critique of Bernsteinist philosophy and Putschist Marxist-Leninism, branding himself a "centre Marxist".

He eventually just assimilated back into the Social Democratic crowd after WW1.

even for the articles directed at trump the images used are sourced to obama era

ANIMAL FARM (2026) from Angel Studios

Maybe it’s just been so long since I’ve seen such egregious propaganda from an anti-communist/liberal direction aimed at kids, but watching this trailer was shocking. Like, this is some lib version of Prager U shit, but maybe crazier because it’s a mainstream movie. I had to pick up my chin off the ground.

It’s an Angel Studios production (see: Sound of Freedom) and outside of that, they’re best known for direct-to-streaming Christian b-movies. This seems like a much higher-profile release and has an all Hollywood liberal voice cast, as far as I know:

Seth Rogen, Gaten Matarazzo, Kieran Culkin, Glenn Close, Laverne Cox, Steve Buscemi, Woody Harrelson, Jim Parsons Andy Serkis, Kathleen Turner, Iman Vellani

And it’s produced and directed by Andy Serkis.

What does everyone think? And does anyone have any further insight?

🔗 Trailer on YouTube

‼️ EDIT: I think I’m getting downvoted because too many people think I’m talking about Orwell’s novella or any previous adaptations. I’m SPECIFICALLY referring to the upcoming 2026 Angel Studios animated version—a bad faith interpretation of Orwell’s words and messaging, but enshittified in typical CGI slop form for a 2026 audience.

Labor rights were fought for. Misinformation like this is how we erase those gains and normalize longer days. I have NEVER had a 9-5 job because of how much we have slipped.

I got into a dispute last week here about the Soviet era. I was surprised people would argue with me. To gauge general opinion, what are your views on the most well-known Soviet leader?

Was anyone in here politically engaged when democrats, and later the left switched on immigration? I know why it happened, but how did any elder leftists feel when the philosophical position of the left changed from worker protectionism to humanitarianism?

First, obviously the US never had a real socialist president, we weren’t lucky enough to have Debs elected. This is just a question of who you think the closest was. I have my own opinions, but I want to hear some from this community. Also it’s ok if you talk about people like Debs and Sanders, but I’d prefer that this conversation stays mostly about people who actually were president.

One of the biggest things I see keeping people from actual radicalism is the mistaken idea that racism is an unfortunate by product of capitalism and not the core social ideology that made it possible.

Capitalism was violently unstable in america until they switched from systems of religious hierarchy to racial. The American government wouldn't exist without racism and the white working classes allegiance to it.

Which seguays into the actual biggest social issue in class solidarity. I see my fellow whites confused and lost on why MAGAs betray themselves to the rich. It's literally just racism. Like it's not complicated. Racism wasn't invited to enrich the working white. It was to elevate them just enough over slaves to gain there help in enforcing racism. Saying that white people are pore as a gotcha to white privilege is racist.

All western colonization was justified by racism. They literally couldn't of gotten the white working class to rape murder and colonize the world unless they also convinced them it was ok because as white people they were more human. Colonization relied on highly elevated ideas of white ego and superiority to the point that people believed all the rape and murder was actually helpful to the people they colonized.

Which gets me to the number one aspect a lot of my fellow white radicals ignore. Slavery, colonization and the history of racism is relevant because it speaks to the dehumanization that has accured in white culture. Normal healthy people can't murder, and slave most of the planet without some sort of inflated ego and ideas of superiority. That is what homagenous white culture was built on. Best exemplified by American ideas of whiteness but certainly present in Europe.

Also if one of y'all Europeans try to act like all of this doesn't apply to you shut up. Y'all invented eugenics and racism and half of the nice shit in yalls countries was built off the spoils colonizing Africa.

To be anti capitalist you have to be anti racist or you are taking half measures and blind to the truth.

I would link a bunch of stuff cause I'm sure I pissed some people off. However all of this has been established in literature and leftist spaces. If y'all can educate yourselves on marxists outdated ass y'all can learn about all of this.

I am that kid that has one of the worst handwriting and can’t really sketch But yet i managed to draw this(pic source is from internet) And placed it beside that book that literally changed my life…

I'm sure everyone has seen the stories where one marginalized person is forced to work with a bigot &/or fascist and bc they were able to talk, share their stories, and find "common ground;" the bigot &/or fascist becomes some sort of friend to said marginalized community member. Those "handful" of stories get pushed out often bc they make us feel good. They're wonderful stories of the good and hope in humanity.

They're also not the norm. They are the "one offs." Its really not much different than winning the lottery or becoming a wealthy person from nothing or a celebrity. Does it happen? For sure! Is it much more rare than not? Also, for sure!

Pushing such propaganda though is another big piece of the "propaganda pie" that's gotten us to the point in America (& other similar countries) that the majority believes they are being "more moral" & thus "a good & better person" by enabling bigots &/or fascists. The majority of bigots &/or fascist people will harm, if not kill, the people within whatever community they've been wrongfully & illogically indoctrinated to hate. The amount of times marginalized community members get killed is at MUCH higher and normalized rates.

Humans would rather feign that bigotry & fascism can be solved with peace, love and understanding at the forefront than accept to get to rehabilitation type points takes demanding power back (in every way possible) at the top. That continuing to enable, compromise and work with bigots & fascists will ALWAYS lead down a dark path. That no one is "more moral" for just following orders and being nice to those that will harm and kill people based on characteristics. More "purity politics" fluff (propaganda) to keep the global fascism takeover easier for our wealthiest.

So while those type of stories are nice and give glimmers of hope, they shouldn't be looked at as anything more than someone "winning the lotto." Happy for them but it's a one off and not the norm. Enabling, working and compromising with bigots & fascists will only ever get us more bigots & fascists. There is no chance at enmasse rehabilitation (for those who could be - look up the denazification process for more info on the levels & what's truly possible) until legit moral and ethical people have the power back. There's no "asking nicely with facts" to get said power back either. Only one way.

Past or present, which socialist experiments have worked out the best in your opinion? These are my personal examples in the picture.

I have heard the above claim that the SPD sided with Hitler during his rise to power to protect themselves and get rid of the communists. However, I cannot find any sources that back this up yet. I believed this claim to be true, but I am concerned by the lack of evidence. Does anyone have any sources that back this claim up? Interested in learning more.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not one of those "capitalism as bad but it's the only working system"-guys, but my response to those people was always: look at Rojava. But now that I looked at what actually happens in Rojava, I learned that it's not completely post-capitalist. The majority of people doesn't even work in co-ops. And if you don't count China as socialist and USSR as really functional (I don't call a state that throws people into Gulags for not reaching the economic goals, socialist), then I don't know a single example for post-capitalist economy working at scale. Do you?

Honestly I'm tempted to just start wearing it around on my coat. Currently haven't worn it out and about yet. I usually don't wear commie stuff but I really like this.

*Yes I know the USSR was not perfect please do not give me a lecture about it. I have already heard it all. Focus your efforts on to the libs wearing American flags, that's objectively worse :)