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Why is Marxism still a thing? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by Owell1984@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I was wondering why Marxism was still a thing and this placed seemed to be filled with Marxists. So, why? Didn't the fall of USSR teach us anything? Do today's Marxists think that USSR did something wrong? In other words, will they do anything different than the dictators of the soviet union? Also, some here seem to admire Stalin. I would really have to try hard to find a community that would admire Hitler but apparently admiring Stalin, another mass murder seems to be perfectly fine!

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[–] AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I don't usually get worked up about downvotes, either here or on Reddit, but if someone is presenting researched, reasonable, cited points in a debate, either refute their claims head on or leave them alone! Downvoting while saying nothing is a sign that you either didn't read their points at all or have nothing to say against it.

"You're wrong", "you're stupid", and "you're a paid communist/Chinese/whatever shill" are not valid arguments. As they say in elementary school: "How do you know?" and "Show your work."

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Completely agree, people aren't downvoting some opinion they disagree with. They just don't like the facts they're being presented.

[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

That goes both ways. I'm getting downvotes instead of replies for some quite substantive comments.