And woke!
Him being stuck about 50 years in the past on the perceived threat of Communism is on point when looking at the rest of his agenda.
While himself governing in a manner very similar to a certain Italian 100 years ago…
Considering how many repubs are sucking russias dick and putin is the guy who wants to bring back the ussr… it’s surprising he is talking shit about communism…when his entire party is sucking putins communist dick
Putin isn’t a communist, though. Far from it.
Communism and Dictatorship are opposites and not compatible at all. Communism, by definition, demands the “withering away of the state”. Putin is just a right wing dictator. He envisions himself as Russia’s literal Tzar, right down to using the crest on his massive estate compound. He has no interest in communism in either name or form.
No shit. That was the point. They’re all about how bad communism is, but are in bed with a guy who wants to bring the ussr back together. Communism doesn’t work because it turns always into a authoritarian society. The joke was that the repubs are in bed with a state that was all about communism back in putins day.
I agree that they public schools should teach the history and dangers of communism. And the history and dangers of capitalism. And the history and danger of monarchies. And the history and dangers of democracy (and republics). And especially the history and dangers of fascism.
Those are all important subjects to teach, and there is not a governmental or economic system in current or previous existence that wasn’t vulnerable to corruption, inefficiency, or evil in some way. An educated populous is the way to mitigate those vulnerabilities.
Just teach the dangers of authoritarianism in general - but you see that would paint too close an image of the current republican party.
Hey DeSantis, define Communism.
“Communism is when woke.”
Define Woke.
Swap out “Communism” with “Russia” and then you have something. But I don’t think that’s a door he wants to open.
yeah this is the confusing part - they’re still able to call “communism” the “bad guy”, but then somehow cozy up with russia - the “OG communists”?
I really think these MAGAt types are feeding off Boomer-era Cold War trauma, milking geriatric delusions for all they’re worth. Think about it, how many Americans under 50 are daily concerned about communism? For most of our lives it has been a complete joke, there has been literally no reason to think communism was going to supplant capitalism in America, in any way. It’s always like “oh communism, yeah sure I’d love to live in Cuba, China, or North Korea heh”.
I think a more valuable and relevant lesson would be the history and dangers of authoritarianism, anti-democratic politics and gestures, but maybe that hits a little too close to home for the MAGAts?
Sounds like a great way to get a whole bunch of kids interested in communism.
Don’t worry, they won’t learn any communist theory. They’ll just be told that it is bad, and to ask no further questions.
They won’t learn Communist theory in school. Have you met kids? “That thing is bad, ask no further questions” is exactly the best way to get them to learn about something on their own.
What about the dangers of fascism? Or is that all too relevant to the current times for dumbasses like ronnie?
Let’s do one about capitalism
Remember to make some popcorn for when you read the comments here. Lemmy and discussing communism is like watching two programmers argue over vim and emacs.
He can’t even define ‘woke’.
I’d say I want to know what his definition of communism is but it’s clear he means the same thing as when he says ‘woke’.
He absolutely can define woke, because his administration did so in court:
the belief there are systemic injustices in American society and the need to address them
They just refuse to admit it actually exists.
No, the real argument is Tabs vs Spaces.
I never even considered Tabs until watching that episode of Silicon Valley but now I know that Spaces is objectively wrong.
That episode completely missed the point. No one is arguing about pressing the tab key vs pressing the spacebar 4 times. It is purely about whether the tab key inserts a tab character, \t, or a series of spaces.
There are valid arguments both ways. But if you want to piss me off, mix the two!
Totally cool. Totally normal.
As of any of these dipshits know anything about communism.
He might want to take note of this and start pushing for Ukraine funding!
Oh yay, jingoist lies and propaganda are making a comeback.
I’m sure they’ll remember to accurately point out how every government that has ever claimed to be communist was actually a right-wing dictatorship.
Any educated individual should already be able to figure out the dangers of communism. If they’re not, what the hell is wrong with the american education system?
That it’s being eroded by capitalism.
I must not be educated. Please, what are the dangers of communism? And what, exactly, do you think the word “communism” means?
