• Tommasi [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    8 months ago

    they are a significant source of disinformation about actually successful Western Communists such as Jackson Hinkle and Infrared.

    lmao, it’s dumb enough to argue that these reactionaries are communists, but by what possible metric are they succesful? Actual socialism is still a tiny niche in western politics, but what they’re promoting is a tiny niche even compared to that.

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      8 months ago

      But by what possible metric are they succesful?

      It is an attempt to equate success to fame (or infamy). It is as absurd as it sounds: if notoriety was proportional to one’s success or quality of their work, we would all be remembering Chris-chan as an excellent comic artist.

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        8 months ago

        I’m glad I wasn’t drinking coffee when I read this, I almost felt the urge to spit out my drink.