Chomsky on Lenin, Trotsky, Socialism & the Soviet Union
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Chomsky owned this bitch
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Which is why he cheers the overthrow of the USSR like a liberal douche. Good one.
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@jumpnjza2 Haha. Okay. You're an idiot.
Chomsky is opposed to collapses of societies and human suffering. That's why he writes books to educate people on past atrocities so we can avoid them later.
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He said it was a 'small victory' again in 2003 most probably because he's a douche. On the other hand, Michael Parenti's analysis was spot on from 25/12/1991 onwards.
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@jumpnjza2 Dude, use your head.
He called it a victory of socialism because the USSR collapsed under a system that in no way resembled socialism. If he thought the collapse of the USSR was a triumph because of all of the human suffering that took place then he would have said it was a triumph of capitalism and totalitarianism, because that's what Russia was.
Read one of Chomsky's books. "Understanding Power." He goes into detail what a terrible disaster the collapse was.
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Liberal wankery. Even if you disagree with the method of revolution, the overthrow of the USSR plunged millions of people in poverty and despair. Chomsky considers this a 'victory for socialism'.
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@jumpnjza2 Anti-communist? Cheering for the overthrow of the USSR? Have you ever read one of Chomsky's books?
Chomsky would have liked to see the socialist movement be able to hold together. The actual one that Lenin tore apart shortly after he bullied his way into power. The result of this is would probably have been a very healthy country. The USSR would have never formed, and a large amount of suffering would have been avoided.
Chomky's views are extremely pro-socialist.
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@kissemurra12 Enroll in a political science. Only ignorant people would say socialism and national socialism are similar.
@kissemurra12 it's amazing how stupid people can be. Just because there's the word 'socialist' in nazi. doesn't make it socialistic. or you would mayhaps argue that north korea is a democracy? You're another foxhead wasting a brain.
tristbjorn 1 month ago 12
@XenverX No, she criticized him for blithely equating Stalinism with Leninism. And he went to explain why he felt that Lenin wasn't true to Marxist ideology and was actually a precursor to later totalitarian political systems. That's completely relevant to her "question," which was actually just an extended impromptu criticism.
fromis111 2 months ago 6