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So are you guys anti-tankie (whatever that even means anymore) or not? Cuz you have Lenin in this image.

Are you Trotskyists? Cuz that would track with this image.

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[-] Awoo@hexbear.net 69 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

"I came to communism because of Stalin"

"Along the way, I had the opportunity to pass through the dominions of the United Fruit, convincing me once again of just how terrible these capitalist octopuses are. I have sworn before a picture of the old and mourned comrade Stalin that I won’t rest until I see these capitalist octopuses annihilated"

“In the so-called mistakes of Stalin lies the difference between a revolutionary attitude and a revisionist attitude. You have to look at Stalin in the historical context in which he moves, you don’t have to look at him as some kind of brute, but in that particular historical context. I have come to communism because of daddy Stalin and nobody can tell me that I mustn’t read Stalin. I read him when it was considered very bad to read him, but that was another time. And because I’m not very bright, and a hard-headed person, I will keep on reading him. Especially in this new period, now that it is worse to read him. Then, as well as now, I still find a series of things that are very good.”

All quotes from Che Guevara at various times in his life


Also is that Nelson Mandela on the far right of the image? Nelson Mandela was a communist. During his time in prison he handwrote the book "How to be a good communist. The first line of that book reads:

A Communist is a member of the Communist Party who understands and accepts the theory and practice of Marxism-Leninism as explained by Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin , and who subjects himself to the discipline of the Party. (See notes 1, 2, 3 & 4)


The Black Panther party, which Angela Davis was a member of, was good friends of the DPRK. Here is a 1969 cover of Black Panther magazine:

and here is some of his writings in the magazine in print:

Did Angela stop liking the dprk? I don't think so. In 2017 she was part of a group (women cross dmz) calling for "peace with north korea". This was always framed as anti-trump escalations but given her history it is quite fair to assume she is still involved in activism that would benefit the dprk because she still supports the dprk.

[-] Pili@hexbear.net 32 points 5 months ago

Incredible comment xigma-male

[-] Parzivus@hexbear.net 31 points 5 months ago

And because I’m not very bright, and a hard-headed person, I will keep on reading him.

He's just like me!

[-] lil_tank@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 5 months ago

Also is that Nelson Mandela on the far right of the image? Nelson Mandela was a communist. During his time in prison he handwrote the book "How to be a good communist. The first line of that book reads:

I couldn't find an external source, where did you see this?

[-] Awoo@hexbear.net 28 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

It's in his autobiography, he says that he wrote it to prove a point to an SACP leader, Moses Kotane. In the autobiography he denies that he was a communist for political reasons, but we know from research published in 2011 that he factually was so when you combine it with the fact he wrote this... The answer is obviously that he wrote it sincerely.

The text of this handwritten book(more of a pamphlet really) is to my knowledge only available online on this incredibly suspicious pro-Rodesia site. Someone should really host it elsewhere.

[-] QuietCupcake@hexbear.net 19 points 5 months ago

Thanks for this and all the rest Awoo. Awesome as always. gold-communist

The text of this handwritten book(more of a pamphlet really) is to my knowledge only available online on this incredibly suspicious pro-Rodesia site. Someone should really host it elsewhere.

Short of being able to host it elsewhere, here at least is an archived version of it for those who don't want to give traffic to that place: https://archive.is/e9XXC

[-] SpookyGenderCommunist@hexbear.net 13 points 5 months ago

To my understanding, there was something of a line struggle in the Panthers between those influenced by Mao's China, and those influenced by Juche and the DPRK

[-] ashinadash@hexbear.net 13 points 5 months ago

I have come to communism because of daddy Stalin

Did he really say it exactly this way

[-] Awoo@hexbear.net 18 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Some sources translate it as "papa" to make it less strange sounding but yes.

[-] ashinadash@hexbear.net 11 points 5 months ago

That's equally rad, I love to see it che-laugh

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