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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Cool, so now we have the idea that states pay influencers money. This still hasn't translated to execution of billionaires being done out of opposition instead of mass corruption and breaking the law. You need to provide sources for your arguments, not justifications that they could be true.

You are directly decieving yourself because you license yourself to. If you actually looked at real sources and didn't reject them reflexively, instead of accepting bourgeois media at face value, you'd sit much closer to where I do. You should read False Witnesses and Masses, Elites, and Rebels: The Theory of "Brainwashing." Both are excellent examples of why people don't change their minds when seeing indisputable evidence, they willingly go along with narratives that they find more comfortable. It explains the outright anger liberals express when anticommunism is debunked. That doesn't mean Communists don't do the same thing, but as we live in a liberal dominated west (most likely, assuming demographics) this happens to a much lesser extent because liberalism is that which supplies these "licenses" to go along, while Communism requires hard work to begin to accept. This explains the mountains of sources Communists keep on hand, and the lack thereof from liberals who argue from happenstance and vibes.

[–] Grapho@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Libs are probably not gonna read them but thanks for linking them because I will

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The more people the better, leftists are included in that!

[–] recreationalcatheter@lemm.ee -5 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I disagree, I'm a dedicated Marxist and advocate for Socialism, as well as national liberation and LGBT rights, as well as antiracism. Why do you say I'm not a Leftist?

[–] Grapho@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago

Because you're not advocating for the FBI approved way of doing leftism probably