Literally every major political ideology killed millions of civilians.
But I would point out that historically, Western liberal capitalism, by virtue of its colonial adventures, particularly in relation to the genocide of the American natives (alone over 100 million dead and the literal destruction of civilisations of the Americas, British forces purposefully giving smallpox infected blankets to natives), the enslavement of black Africans (tens of millions), colonial genocides in Africa (e.g. Belgian Congo alone = tens of millions), Australasia, India, Irish famine, etc., has by far the highest body count.
The Nazis actually modelled their genocidal, lebensraum policies against Eastern Europe on the westward expansion of the US, and Britain’s colonial domination of India.
Communism, on the other hand, liberated the world from fascism, rapidly industrialised and developed societies, gave greater rights to women and minorities, invested in education, science, planning, and secularisation, and gave military support to anti-fascist and anti-colonial resistance struggles all over the world, be it in Ireland, India, China, Korea, Cuba, Vietnam, Palestine, Angola, South Africa, Chile, Nicaragua, etc.
Someone is seething lol, I can imagine them struggling to pick at the top and peel it off then get frustrated enough to grab a sharpie…
I really think the communists should rebrand themselves. The Marx/Lenin/hammer&sickle imagery carries a lot of negative baggage and it just makes them look like edgy teenagers at best. Are they not interested in presenting themselves as attractive?
Based and true
Adverts for communism should be as unacceptable as adverts for fascism. Well done to whoever did this.
Is this the one by Hillside lol
Everytime I see a uni’s so-called ‘communist society’ page popping up on my Instagram feed, when I click into it, their group pictures are always all white kids.
I surely wonder why.
The irony that capitalism kills an insane amount
“This guy killed 100k innocent civilians” do they think that’s a picture of Stalin?
Tax the rich
Marxist Leninism is a scourge to leftist ideology most socialists and communists I know despise it
I will never forgive them for defacing the pride flag in Forest Gate. After they defaced it with a red oxide hammer and sickle, every rando religious nutjob in the area decided it was fair game to destroy it every time it got repainted.
A politically motivated newspaper? In the United Kingdom?? Of Great Britain???
Every time I see the lamppost boards for “The Karl Marx Walking Tour” on the lampposts in Mayfair I just admire the level of hope someone must’ve had to put one there.
Can only assume they hope a recently fired wealth manager has decided to flip sides.
apparently this person and also nobody in the comments has a clue what communism actually is
Reform voter
Tankies have really ruined all credibility toward communism; but people can still get on board with socialism to an extent
As opposed to the totally not politically motivated newspapers around the country?
Too right
These Communism Party posters/stickers are an epidemic as they are stuck to every single lamppost/BT cabinet.
META: Mods, please regulate the comments section as they’re getting out of pocket.
It is absolute fantasy and living in the past to wear the badge communist. Just repackage the philosophy
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Literally every major political ideology killed millions of civilians.
But I would point out that historically, Western liberal capitalism, by virtue of its colonial adventures, particularly in relation to the genocide of the American natives (alone over 100 million dead and the literal destruction of civilisations of the Americas, British forces purposefully giving smallpox infected blankets to natives), the enslavement of black Africans (tens of millions), colonial genocides in Africa (e.g. Belgian Congo alone = tens of millions), Australasia, India, Irish famine, etc., has by far the highest body count.
The Nazis actually modelled their genocidal, lebensraum policies against Eastern Europe on the westward expansion of the US, and Britain’s colonial domination of India.
Communism, on the other hand, liberated the world from fascism, rapidly industrialised and developed societies, gave greater rights to women and minorities, invested in education, science, planning, and secularisation, and gave military support to anti-fascist and anti-colonial resistance struggles all over the world, be it in Ireland, India, China, Korea, Cuba, Vietnam, Palestine, Angola, South Africa, Chile, Nicaragua, etc.
Someone is seething lol, I can imagine them struggling to pick at the top and peel it off then get frustrated enough to grab a sharpie…
I really think the communists should rebrand themselves. The Marx/Lenin/hammer&sickle imagery carries a lot of negative baggage and it just makes them look like edgy teenagers at best. Are they not interested in presenting themselves as attractive?
Based and true
Adverts for communism should be as unacceptable as adverts for fascism. Well done to whoever did this.
Is this the one by Hillside lol
Everytime I see a uni’s so-called ‘communist society’ page popping up on my Instagram feed, when I click into it, their group pictures are always all white kids.
I surely wonder why.
The irony that capitalism kills an insane amount
“This guy killed 100k innocent civilians” do they think that’s a picture of Stalin?
Tax the rich
Marxist Leninism is a scourge to leftist ideology most socialists and communists I know despise it
I will never forgive them for defacing the pride flag in Forest Gate. After they defaced it with a red oxide hammer and sickle, every rando religious nutjob in the area decided it was fair game to destroy it every time it got repainted.
A politically motivated newspaper? In the United Kingdom?? Of Great Britain???
Every time I see the lamppost boards for “The Karl Marx Walking Tour” on the lampposts in Mayfair I just admire the level of hope someone must’ve had to put one there.
Can only assume they hope a recently fired wealth manager has decided to flip sides.
apparently this person and also nobody in the comments has a clue what communism actually is
Reform voter
Tankies have really ruined all credibility toward communism; but people can still get on board with socialism to an extent
As opposed to the totally not politically motivated newspapers around the country?
Too right
These Communism Party posters/stickers are an epidemic as they are stuck to every single lamppost/BT cabinet.
META: Mods, please regulate the comments section as they’re getting out of pocket.
It is absolute fantasy and living in the past to wear the badge communist. Just repackage the philosophy
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