"During the 1930s, many communists and socialists from Germany and Austria sought refuge from the Nazis in the USSR. But in a shocking betrayal, the Soviet secret police handed over hundreds of them to Hitler’s Gestapo… https://jacobinmag.com/2021/08/hitler-stalin-pact-nazis-communist-deportation-soviet
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That’s not what I’m saying here. I’m saying that their mind set is dogmatic. That does not mean that it’s permanent, but if you aim to create a dialogue that gives a chance to question such dogmas, it is useful to understand they exist. If you create a dialogue where the dogma can just justify itself, it will deepen their ideological believes.
You want to question their dogmas? Understand how they function first.
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remembering history is important. learning from history is important. narratives are strong influence of our culture. history effects narratives and many tankies use history for their justification.
I play with narratives
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like this you mean? https://lemmy.ml/post/77978/comment/73363
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that’s what lemmy is about: https://lemmy.ml/post/78808/comment/75033
oboarding new folks. Don’t forget all the bystanders and how to reach them in your reasoning.
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you mind linking some threads from you or someone else that you believe are great to counter tankie ideology?