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[–] PanArab@lemmygrad.ml 28 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They are also likely to be Anarchists that somehow support NATO. Or is that what Ultras mean?

I had so many terrible interactions with western leftists except those who are ML.

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 24 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Ultras are basically people who don't understand the difference between being principled and pragmatic. They see any compromises as a betrayal. For example, ultras denounce China because it has capitalism. Ultimately, they end up being no different from Anarchists in a sense that what they want is not possible in practical terms. So, they just end up cosplyaing at being a communist.

[–] supersolid_snake@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

You mean to tell me it's harder to apply theory in a world that's overwhelmingly capitalist than in a book? Ridiculous, I demand perfection

[–] SugandeseDelegation@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They take a socialist country that exists in a predominantly capitalist world and which has to contend with that reality, and purity-test it against socialism on paper, abstracted from reality

[–] MarxMadness@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 3 months ago

Paraphrasing Parenti, they compare it to the People's Republic of Heaven.