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NATO apologism (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/meanwhileongrad@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Thanks. I have no reason to doubt any of that. Just to clarify that by “technically” I meant that, as far as I could see, they were not necessarily dialectically-created(?) as per Karl (&Fred’s) original theories. It was more a view about the processes they used rather the outcomes they achieved.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    they were not necessarily dialectically-created(?) as per Karl (&Fred’s) original theories

    That's where you can argue that Lenin and Marx ultimately diverged. Trotsky was more of a Marxist hardliner, who insisted Russia simply wasn't ready for a Soviet state. Stalin felt differently and went so far as to have a bunch of his detractors exiled/killed to prove his point.

    The Maoist Revolution in China took a substantially more Trotskyist approach, slow rolling reforms at a speed the majority of the public was willing to accept. Deng proved to be more long termist than Krushchev in his planning.

    And I guess history has proven which method was wiser.

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