▲ 88 ▼ Late Stage Capitalism is when Finland bans symbols of communism. 'It's always East Europe against Communist Symbols', 'Banning the communist symbol makes you a nazi.', (sh.itjust.works) submitted 2 years ago by goat@sh.itjust.works [M] to c/meanwhileongrad@sh.itjust.works 60 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] vlad76@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) USSR didn't fetishize the military? Are you high? Can I have some? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MxM111@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I lived there. No, military was not fetishized. Most of the people would not want to go and serve. The draft was something to avoid if you can. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] goat@sh.itjust.works [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) You lived there? How old are you? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MxM111@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) 50+. Do not want to give personal information on internet more than needed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] goat@sh.itjust.works [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) So you didn't actually experience life under the soviet gulags. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MxM111@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I did not claimed I am. But Soviet ideology and fascist ideology are quite different. It is not like there must be just single ideology that can do bad things. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vlad76@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Authoritarianism? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MxM111@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* Yes. There are common elements too. Yet there were quite different. There are common elements between fascism and democracy (both allow private property, for example, both have idea of state), so what? The world is not binary. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MxM111@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I lived there. No, military was not fetishized. Most of the people would not want to go and serve. The draft was something to avoid if you can. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] goat@sh.itjust.works [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) You lived there? How old are you? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MxM111@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) 50+. Do not want to give personal information on internet more than needed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] goat@sh.itjust.works [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) So you didn't actually experience life under the soviet gulags. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MxM111@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I did not claimed I am. But Soviet ideology and fascist ideology are quite different. It is not like there must be just single ideology that can do bad things. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vlad76@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Authoritarianism? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MxM111@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* Yes. There are common elements too. Yet there were quite different. There are common elements between fascism and democracy (both allow private property, for example, both have idea of state), so what? The world is not binary. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] goat@sh.itjust.works [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) You lived there? How old are you? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MxM111@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) 50+. Do not want to give personal information on internet more than needed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] goat@sh.itjust.works [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) So you didn't actually experience life under the soviet gulags. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MxM111@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I did not claimed I am. But Soviet ideology and fascist ideology are quite different. It is not like there must be just single ideology that can do bad things. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vlad76@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Authoritarianism? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MxM111@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* Yes. There are common elements too. Yet there were quite different. There are common elements between fascism and democracy (both allow private property, for example, both have idea of state), so what? The world is not binary. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MxM111@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) 50+. Do not want to give personal information on internet more than needed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] goat@sh.itjust.works [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) So you didn't actually experience life under the soviet gulags. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MxM111@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I did not claimed I am. But Soviet ideology and fascist ideology are quite different. It is not like there must be just single ideology that can do bad things. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vlad76@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Authoritarianism? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MxM111@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* Yes. There are common elements too. Yet there were quite different. There are common elements between fascism and democracy (both allow private property, for example, both have idea of state), so what? The world is not binary. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] goat@sh.itjust.works [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) So you didn't actually experience life under the soviet gulags. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MxM111@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I did not claimed I am. But Soviet ideology and fascist ideology are quite different. It is not like there must be just single ideology that can do bad things. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vlad76@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Authoritarianism? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MxM111@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* Yes. There are common elements too. Yet there were quite different. There are common elements between fascism and democracy (both allow private property, for example, both have idea of state), so what? The world is not binary. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MxM111@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I did not claimed I am. But Soviet ideology and fascist ideology are quite different. It is not like there must be just single ideology that can do bad things. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vlad76@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Authoritarianism? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MxM111@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* Yes. There are common elements too. Yet there were quite different. There are common elements between fascism and democracy (both allow private property, for example, both have idea of state), so what? The world is not binary. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vlad76@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Authoritarianism? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MxM111@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* Yes. There are common elements too. Yet there were quite different. There are common elements between fascism and democracy (both allow private property, for example, both have idea of state), so what? The world is not binary. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MxM111@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* Yes. There are common elements too. Yet there were quite different. There are common elements between fascism and democracy (both allow private property, for example, both have idea of state), so what? The world is not binary. permalink fedilink source parent
