This community seems to be a curation of news articles, so I’m not sure if a discussion question is supposed to be here.

So anyways:


I really liked this term, but unfortunately, it has been used by authoritarians (particularly the people that call themselves “Marxist-Leninists”), so the word has a negative connotation amongst people living in countries with a democratic system, to be associated with those authoritarian regimes.

Given this negative connotation with the term, should Non-Authoritarian Socialists/Leftists use this term? Why or Why Not?

  • frogman [he/him]@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    if it makes you happy, use the term. no need to get caught up in all this nonsense unless you see it’s hurting somebody (which im sure it isnt) :p