Who cares about all the people he'll hurt along the way amiright? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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That's your defense of not understanding the word capitalist?
See, that's the problem with you Tankies, when faced with criticism you automatically default to "You just can't break free of capitalism" or "You just don't understand the true meaning/definition capitalism/communism" or "You just haven't read theory"
But the truth is, that's NOT the issue, as much as you try to deflect and make it the issue, it's not
Tankies are Tankies because they refuse to acknowledge that their "examples of communism" are Authoritarian regimes run by dictators
Fuck capitalism, but to advocate to replace it with just another flavor of authoritarianism is asinine.
This thread and entire comm isn't about capitalism vs communism or theory or the ideals of socialism, it's about the Authoritarians known as "Tankies" and documentation of what they say and do.
You're right, you brought up all of that because you don't understand that nearly no one is a capitalist. Capitalist does not mean someone that believes in capitalism or lives under it.
I get that you're undereducated, but do try to keep on topic. You're upset because you didn't understand what was said or what the argument was. And you're extra mad that someone that isn't a tankie isn't taking your side.