Comment by ThomasMuentzner [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net on What are common arguments that you see the left make, that, while you don't disagree with them, you think are badly made and unconvincing?

when they bring up the gazillion death by communism ,… they mostly argue the Number not the Narrative…

better would be " its wierd how famineis the communist fault , but never the Capitalists that blockade them "

Honestly though…isn’t that the conversation you want to have? I know its an absolutely exhausting one to deal with but that really does cut to the heart of everything and especially now in our current era in a way I think people can kinda see almost day to day.

“Capitalism is an economic system, but communism is also a political system.”

“If capitalism has nothing to do with our political system then why is everyone so concerned with campaign finance in elections? Why are people so concerned with corporate bailouts?”

Even better, if capitalism is not political then how come capitalist governments keep interfering with and invading/couping communist countries?

It’s impossible for me to talk about the US and South America without sounding like a conspiracy theorist tbh.

The US overthrowing a government for cheap bananas just sounds too ridiculous

But this is all documented fact.

Yes, but much like the government spying Snowden uncovered, if someone doesn’t already know about it you sound like a crazy person if you aren’t careful

People don’t even believe that the DoD directly funds/gives resources to movies with the military in them propaganda reasons because it’s not overt enough for them to realize since they’ve been exposed to that all their lives.

Yup…its exhausting…but that’s “the work” so to speak.

Weren’t those also the last famines in those countries?

This is honestly one of the best arguments. No surprise the underdeveloped, under-industrialized countries had famines. The fact is that socialism ended the pattern of famines.

Not really. The USSR had its last famine in the 1950’s

You’re right, the 46/47 was the last one. I remembered wrong.

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