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Ye Power Trippin' Bastards

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~~And then he misrepresented what I said after banning me:~~

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I was the asshole.

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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

It’s absolutely civil behavior

Nah. You're being clearly belittling through the whole thread. Too eager to voice your own opinion, but un-eager to dialogue.

[Before someone distorts the above, be aware plenty communists also do this sometimes. Including myself.]

I was asked for MY definition of it. And I gave it.

What you did is perhaps easier to see from the other side. Pretend you asked a communist their definition of communism, and they answered one of those two things:

  1. "Communism is a post-socialism system, where class hierarchy ceased to exist, acc. to Marxist theory".
  2. "Communism is a system that solves all plagues of capitalism, re-enabling freedom for the population, so you don't need a Luigi Mangione dirtying his hands."

#1 is giving you a definition. #2 isn't. What you did there was way closer to #2 than to #1.

And by the context it's clear Nay asked for your equivalent of #1 - because it's known communists and non-communists use the word "communism" to refer to different things.

I speak on authority of my opinions of things because I get to do that.

Someone's opinions can lead them to adopt one or another definition, but the definition itself is not an opinion; they're two different cans of worms. One should not be misrepresented as the other.