"Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism, as I understand it." - George Orwell
this post was submitted on 28 Feb 2025
3 points (100.0% liked)
Politics
10341 readers
27 users here now
In-depth political discussion from around the world; if it's a political happening, you can post it here.
Guidelines for submissions:
- Where possible, post the original source of information.
- If there is a paywall, you can use alternative sources or provide an archive.today, 12ft.io, etc. link in the body.
- Do not editorialize titles. Preserve the original title when possible; edits for clarity are fine.
- Do not post ragebait or shock stories. These will be removed.
- Do not post tabloid or blogspam stories. These will be removed.
- Social media should be a source of last resort.
These guidelines will be enforced on a know-it-when-I-see-it basis.
Subcommunities on Beehaw:
This community's icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
It's anti-authoritarian
It's pretty misleading to refer to Stalinist Russia as "the reality of socialism." Kinda like calling the US the "reality of democracy." Yes, it is nominally a democracy, yes it is built on democratic principles and has features of a democracy. But democracy is a broad concept and the US's specific version of that is not the end-all-be-all of democratic systems, it is one example. Implying that the worst authoritarian aspects of the USSR are inherent to socialism is ridiculous.
Well, Orwell was a socialist, so.
Probably not that.
This was a really good video. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks. I'm glad somebody watched it.
Never underestimate the curiosity of a journalist.