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I want to support leftism because their ideals are wonderful, but all the leftist groups I find are full of traitors that support Russia and China, despite the fact that those two countries are actually fascist instead of communist. What should I do?
What? The only supporters of Russia I see are Republicans.
That's because lemmy.world doesn't federate with hexbear.
I think hexbears are mostly edgy teens though, not sure they represent actual left wing parties
The hexbear consensus isn't to support Russia like the commenter above your comment is referring to though, a left wing revolution in Russia would be more than welcome. The humanitarian crisis caused by the undemocratic dissolution of the USSR is still being felt to this day through nationalism playing out in former soviet states.
I see that you've never been afflicted with hexpups
It sounds like you're either a liar or completely mistaken. Since you seem to post a lot about politics, I'm leaning towards the former. You also spread a lot of bullshit like how affirmative action is the real racism, how your sexism is based in "objective facts", how the opium wars started racism against Chinese people, etc.
You're just another clown trying to trash leftists by claiming to be one.
And that demonstrates that all the leftist groups are not filled with Russia and China supporters... how? I speak out against "communist" governments because they are actually fascist in practice and go against the democratic distribution of power like Marx envisioned.
And that demonstrates that all the leftist groups are not filled with Russia and China supporters… how?
Because it's clear you've never talked to any leftist member of any leftist group ever?
You've completely made up these big bad "Russia and China" supporting "leftists" in your head. Every leftist space I've ever seen in person is full to the brim of anarchists. You have to go out of your way to find these people you think are rampant in leftist circles. What you read online isn't how it works in the real world. You need to get out more and stop believing all this anti-leftist propaganda you're reading online.
If Marx was such a great guy why did he die?
Think about it this way: just because a group claims to be socialist or leftist, doesn't exempt them from being fascist. If they support fascism, they're not leftist, no matter what they call themselves.
Fascism is not synonymous with authoritarian. It would be more accurate to describe fascism as one form of authoritarianism.
The people calling communists "red fascists" don't seem to understand the differences between the two ideologies, and the history of governments that espoused either.
If you lump them all together you're going to have a hard time understanding why competing fascist governments cooperated to fight communism, and why different communist countries cooperated to fight fascism.
Red fascism as a term originates with Trotsky, who, I’m fairly sure we can all agree, understood the difference between communism and fascism.
Mainstream Jewish holocaust survivors don't like the comparison.
https://jewishcurrents.org/the-double-genocide-theory
Also Trotsky sure did a lot of anticommunism for a communist who (checks notes) only joined the communists when it was clear which way the wind was blowing in the summer of 1917 and got kicked out of the party and exiled by 80 percent of the party after several years of advocating for the petite bourgeoisie.
Fascism is not a synonym for authoritarian, and the people calling communists "red fascists" don't seem to understand the differences between the two ideologies, and the history of governments that espoused either.
Leftism and Rightism are oversimplifications of politics. Both group together seemingly unrelated policies.
You could have a consistent political ideology that doesn't fit in either camp, and most people do.
That's different than being a moderate, many people have strong opinions, but their stance on two issues could end up meaning they lose and win regardless of who comes into power.
Just find a local Democrat group, irl in your area. They likely won't be as progressive as you want, but you can have a voice in the candidates and initiatives they endorse. They also won't be tankies.
Democrats are right wing, maybe centre at best.
While true, in the US, they're the least bad option - you get them or the Republicans, unfortunately. If the fascists aren't kept out of power, you'll have an active slide toward democracy being dismantled and a series of genocides rather than stagnation and any hope of progress toward a leftist utopia. I really hate to say it, but vote blue, no matter who.
That said, unions and union-adjustment groups are a good start for leftist (i.e. non-tankie) groups - they tend to be practical, and the idea of worker enfranchisement rather than autocracy tends to scare tankies away.
I'm guessing the DSA is "tankie" to this person.