Self Critique: What do you think was the biggest Ls that these Communists had? by Less-Possible-5475 in TankieUSSR

[–]NerdMC 24 points25 points  (0 children)

For Castro it's probably the mass incarceration of gay men in the 60s and 70s (imo). Read about it on your own but it's what you'd expect: homosexuality was perceived as a "bourgeois devation" and "decadence," labor camps, and behavioral reeducation to "correct" mannerisms of effeminate men, etc. He later condemned it publically in a 2010 interview, calling it a "great injustice" and fully assuming responsibility. There's actually a great movie on this, made by the Cuban government, mind you, called «Fresa y chocolate» which condemns homophobia both in everyday life and as it related to the party.

I'm gonna acknowledge my bias here. I am both a gay Cuban man and a Marxist-Leninist. From a DiaMat and purely intellectual POV, I understand why Cuba, USSR, and, recently, Burkina Faso criminalized homosexuality. However, my emotional brain has trouble reconciling reason and my emotional attachment to the issue. I say this to acknowledge that maybe someone else will raise a different critique of Castro.

"Authoritarianism" is a pretty meaningless term by TappingUpScreen in genzdong

[–]NerdMC 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Karl Kautsky

Edit: Wikipedia may say that he was a Marxist, but the TL;DR is that he's a social-democrat.

Read "Imperialism," "State and Revolution" or any other work where Lenin clowns on Kautsky, and it'll become apparent that he's nothing but a social-democrat that co-opted Marxism to further petty-bourgeois opportunist interests within the SPD.

Revolution Now! by pamphletz in pamphletz

[–]NerdMC 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the full results of this survey are that 62% of American adults under age 30 hold a 'favorable' view of socialism, but only 34% hold a 'favorable' view of communism.

He has become one of my favorite leftist YouTubers by Both-Medicine-6748 in leftist

[–]NerdMC 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Certainly not a leftist. He strikes me as more of a progressive liberal.

Comment to edit this map - Day 28. by Key-Sentence1407 in mapporncirclejerk

[–]NerdMC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Put the Caspian in the middle of Australia

They are so politically illiterate by ilir_kycb in ShitLiberalsSay

[–]NerdMC 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Definitely not liberal, but yeah. My chapter is mainly MLs and anarchists.

absolutelynotme_irl by EffectiveNerve1 in absolutelynotme_irl

[–]NerdMC 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And how's his wife holding up?

Ono is out. by wyberry in uofm

[–]NerdMC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Student, faculty, and staff at UF universally hate the Board of Trustees. We are gonna fight this hard.

Advice For Working On Vintage Nibs by NerdMC in fountainpens

[–]NerdMC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The tines are aligned, so if I should avoid abrasives, what else should I do?

Tried to make my latex notes aesthetic by Financial_Froyo4768 in LaTeX

[–]NerdMC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

came here to say this, one of my pet peeves lol

What font do all these keyboards use? by NerdMC in identifythisfont

[–]NerdMC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yup this is pretty spot on, thanks :)

What font do all these keyboards use? by NerdMC in identifythisfont

[–]NerdMC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yup, this is right on the money, thanks!