I think this is essential reading for everyone who considers themselves Marxist Leninst. For those who don’t understand the division between socialism and liberalism this is possibly the greatest explanatory work. For everyone regardless of thought, this is a conversation between two of the most well known intellectuals of their time discussing a paramount subject which most people find perplexing.
I don’t know much about the party hosting the article, as I have no taste for blood pudding nor hard tact. The introduction they provide is decent enough.
I hope you’ll take the time to read this short interview.
Take Fascism for example. Fascism is a reactionary force which is trying to preserve the old system by means of violence. What will you do with the fascists? Argue with them? Try to convince them?
Holy shit, Stalin himself ripped on libs for thinking they could stop fascism by debating the fascists.
How to defeat fascism
Step 1: debate the fascists in the market place of idea
Step 2: realize it won’t work
Step 3:
“Marketplace of ideas” been dead and buried since at least 1934 when comrade Stalin pwned the libs harder than they’ve ever been pwned before
Deep down, the libs were the greatest commies for getting so publically owned.
Reading this text was instrumental in my becoming a full-blown Marxist-Leninist. Read it a long time ago, and I had that liberal racist disposition toward Stalin – the bumbling, narcissistic oaf – then I realized what an intelligent speaker and writer he was, let alone leader, and I read more of his work. Great intro text.
I had a similar experience. Growing up I was taught the Stalin was a bumbling oaf of a gangster whose only useful purpose to the bolsheviks was as a bank robber. It was by total happenstance that I found this work. I read it because how could you not. It was a conversation between Stalin and H G Wells. I was completely shocked to find out how intelligent and eloquent he actually was.
I wonder why this ended up being a controversial post. There’s nothing in the comments explaining a reason.
