You responded to people having positive opinions about Che Guevara with some “we need less authoritarianism, not more” style comments.
But what was Cuba to do with the US right next door? How would they be able to defend their revolution by immediately dissolving the state? Is the situation currently in Cuba ideal, and was it ideal in the past? Of course not, but they made certain decisions for a reason. Usually a protectionist one that was a product of its time. Look at how many times the CIA tried to kill Castro for example. How can the state instantly be dismantled when under such a siege?
Even then it’s can easily be argued that your average Cuban experiences less “authoritarianism” post revolution, even with all the struggles in the country.
All I know is that Cuba, even when under seige, helped my country, South Africa, to fight apartheid, by sending their army to fight in the border wars. No one else did such. They may be a state at the end of the day, with the downsides all states have, but what they have achieved must be acknowledged and respected. A greater life expectancy than the US. Fighting injustice. An inclusive family code, making up for mistakes of the past.
From its earliest days, the Cuban Revolution has also been a source of inspiration to all freedom-loving people. We admire the sacrifices of the Cuban people in maintaining their independence and sovereignty in the face of the vicious imperialist-orchestrated campaign to destroy the impressive gain made in the Cuban Revolution
- Nelson Mandela
I read the title assuming OP must mean that the images featured in the Dunk Tank, the stuff we put there to point and laugh at, was too much for OP to handle. And I could relate. Sometimes my blood is already boiled enough and I can’t take reading any more.
But no. It turns out that OP is upset and malding because of the people here commenting on the threads in the Dunk Tank. :picard:
i love hexbear. libs posing as anarchists come running in yelling “tankie!” and the cool anarchists tell them to fuck off and touch grass.
Left-unity means touching grass. Only liberals and boomer idealists who have never succeeded in anything give a fuck about the importance of sectarianism.
there’s a history of anarchists proudly failing and dying because of sectarianism. because authoritarianism and hierarchies are always bad to the sectarians. good luck not using hierarchies on a battlefield of any kind against an even semi modern army. OP is probably 18 years old and doesnt want to listen to his mom.
There’s a strong objective trend of every single ideology failing to gain ground because of sectarianism. Even Lenin in what is to be done advocated against pluralism amongst comrades but in the writing advocated working w every bloc that had an interest against the tsar.
And particularly if the conditions within ur country are not imminently revolutionary there is absolutely no use for sectarianism as a principle that isn’t in practice just telling people to fuck off for being actively detrimental.
Yeah I’m an anarchist, yeah all my opinions align perfectly with the US State Department. Problem tankies??
Sorry we only like real anarchists here. Not the site for you.
sectarianism is only something that a tankie cares about when we won’t bend the knee.
