Angel Jamie@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-21 year agoI actually find this talking point so braindead that, to this day, I still have a hard time believing that people genuinely believe it.lemmy.mlimagemessage-square297fedilinkarrow-up11.36Karrow-down183
arrow-up11.27Karrow-down1imageI actually find this talking point so braindead that, to this day, I still have a hard time believing that people genuinely believe it.lemmy.mlAngel Jamie@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square297fedilink
minus-squaremeteorswarm@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoSocialism is not inherently authoritarian. Yes, 20th century socialism following Lenin’s example was. But it’s not inherent. Socialism is about workers controlling economic production - at it’s core. That’s a democratic, anti-authoritarian idea. Libertarian socialist like me are extremely salty at the leninists and others like them for giving the rest of us a bad name.
Socialism is not inherently authoritarian. Yes, 20th century socialism following Lenin’s example was. But it’s not inherent.
Socialism is about workers controlling economic production - at it’s core. That’s a democratic, anti-authoritarian idea.
Libertarian socialist like me are extremely salty at the leninists and others like them for giving the rest of us a bad name.