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Why do people say "Marxist-Leninist" since Lenin was a Marxist; therefore, just saying Leninist would include the teachings of Marx, wouldn't it? (lemmygrad.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Stalin coined the term Marxism-Leninism. Marxism-Leninism was already in practice in Lenin's time, though Lenin didn't say his application of Marx's theories was Leninist, the same way Marx didn't call himself a Marxist. It was only after the fact that Stalin synthesized Marxism-Leninism by combining Lenin's and Marx's theories. In the same way, people didn't call themselves Hegelians or Darwinians when Hegel and Darwin were alive.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

In the same way, people didn’t call themselves Hegelians or Darwinians when Hegel and Darwin were alive.

Explain Swifties then.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Cult like behavior

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Some Swifties are based. Emphasis on some. Some Swifties prevented ICE from kidnapping Latinos.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

Where do I read about that?