• Sprinklebump@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      God I hate that term.

      Yeah the racist Republicans in the US use whataboutism all the time to skirt around actual critiques. They really hate it when you call them out on it

      Did anarchist attack and kill communists during that time period? Yes. Does that make thier critiques about soviet authoritarianism invalid or make emma Goldman letters false. No. It just means there is nuance in history.

      I dont categorically support emma goldman. And Im not surprised they said some racist things. Thats why I am able to separate the good things they did while critizing the bad.

      You should try it!

      It is a known fact that the USSR consolidated power within russia after the october revolution. They killed and jailed anarchists and many other opossing groups.

      And when lenin died and stalin took over, he did it too. This is what large goverments must do to maintain power.

      The fact that you can’t admit that means you a defintiately a tankie.

      By merely mentioning an informal fallacy I have torn your argument asunder! You are the one who has proven nothing.

      You sound like a jackass when you write this way. imo.