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Re:Parler's home page is back online, but app still not in s... by philwelch on Monday January 18, 2021 @07:20AM (#25821022)
By that time, the international communist movement had been splintered between Stalinist and Trostskyite factions for a couple of decades. The CPUSA was not only Stalinist but actually funded and directed from Moscow.
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Re:Parler's home page is back online, but app still not in s... by ncphil on Monday January 18, 2021 @08:46AM (#25821697)
... which begs the question: was Stalinism ever really a serious threat global capitalism? For me, part of the answer comes from looking into the reasons for the split between the Stalinists and Trotskyites, and how successful the US was in economically isolating the USSR and its allies.
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Re:Parler's home page is back online, but app still not in s... by philwelch on Monday January 18, 2021 @08:53AM (#25821755)
As I stated, I'm not in favor of political repression, but Stalinism was an ideology that led directly to tens of millions of murders, so I'm inclined to take it seriously as a threat to basic human rights.
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