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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

Genuinely asking, can someone explain to me what about this makes it fit with communism? Like what about it is associated with the history/beliefs? I'm ignorant not condescending.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Communists believe that justice can only be achieved by the violent overthrow of the oppressor, and tend to support the international proletariat in struggles for liberation. I think this is especially a refute to liberals whitewashing civil rights movements into "peacefully asking for rights". Historically, many civil rights leaders were very socialist

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Ah that makes sense, thank you very much!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Communists are almost exclusively Revolutionary, rather than Reformist. Lenin and Rosa Luxembourg both make good cases for why this must be in State and Revolution and Reform or Revolution respectively, though Marx himself also makes this case and one need not be a Marxist-Leninist to agree with Revolution.

The largest reason is that the state reinforces the systems it upholds, so even if it can be flavored differently over time, the mechanisms to slide back to Capitalism remain. Thus, destroying the state and replacing with a new structure better safeguards the Socialist movement.

Even Anarchists seek Revolution over Reformism.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah generally I think communism is at some level in opposition to individual rights.