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[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@midwest.social 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think about this every time some centrist claims that no leftist system has ever worked.

[–] Traister101@lemmy.today 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I mean the big ones people like to point at (Rushia and fucking Nazi Germany) sure as shit weren't doing communism or socialism

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@midwest.social 33 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I don't think anyone points at Nazi Germany as an example of a leftist system. They were literally fascist lol

[–] TxzK@lemmy.zip 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think anyone points at Nazi Germany as an example of a leftist system

I've seen many idiots do that unfortunately

[–] DoctorSpocktopus@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There are definitely some folks that see “National Socialism” as the party name and look no further. Fortunately, I don’t think it’s a strong majority, but they pop up online.

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@midwest.social 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oof I feel concerned about those people.

I guess it's similar to "an" caps.

[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Intersection is indeed a very high degree.

It would be funny if there weren't people suffering and dying because of it

[–] NecroticEuphoria@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

Reminder that there's a bird called titmouse

[–] JayDee@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Both Crowder and Shapiro have claimed this. They point out that the Nazi party was the 'National Socialist German workers' party' and claim that's enough for it to be socialist, and then also claim Russia is a communist country.

[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Crowder and Shapiro are complete idiots.

[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

Idiots? On the right? Arguing in bad faith? You don't say...

[–] JayDee@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Correct. They are both idiots who pointed at Nazi Germany as an example of a leftist system.

[–] darvit@lemmy.darvit.nl 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not sure if alternative spelling or if your autocorrect really likes controversial vtuber Uruha Rushia.

[–] Traister101@lemmy.today 3 points 1 year ago

Ah shit. Guess you can tell what kinda stuff I like watching

[–] ohitsbreadley@discuss.tchncs.de -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Even the DDR wasn't doing socialism. The public had to be all-in the idea, or they were discredited or arrested. It was an authoritarian autocracy acting in the name of socialism.