re: #132 Teukka

Yeah, some people on the left seem to think that leftist are automatically immune to becoming fascist, which isn’t the case. And whether or not the Soviet Union was true to the Communist ideology is another can of worms, I personally think that the Soviet Union betrayed the proletariat with Stalin coming to power at the latest.

Yeah, that’s one of the things which put me off with Sanders :(

The thing about that is these types have this notion that because the US did a lot of shitty things during the Cold War that it means the right hyped the totalitarianism and control of other countries the USSR had. I’m honestly worried if Bernie is the nominee, it’s going to be even more red baiting than we saw with Obama and Bernie actually had his honeymoon in the USSR. I just think so many of Sanders’ weaknesses as a candidate are overlooked because purity is valued more than actual leadership skills.