Sankara is a tankie by everyone's definition here. He came to power via a coup, held military tribunals trying people for corruption, formed armed groups to defend the revolution, and was vehemently against NATO, the IMF, and other western powers.

What does anti-authoritarian mean to you if Sankara is anti-authoritarian

[–] Sprinklebump@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (13 children)

He came to power via a coup, held military tribunals trying people for corruption, formed armed groups to defend the revolution, and was vehemently against NATO, the IMF, and other western powers.

You think trying people for corruption make you authoritarian?

Are you a liberal?

[–] TheLepidopterists@hexbear.net 24 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I think that authoritarian is a basically meaningless term when applied to a states.

All states are in the business of using lethal violence, or the threat of it at least, to enforce their rule within their borders.

[–] Sprinklebump@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thats why i am an anarchist......

[–] TheLepidopterists@hexbear.net 23 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Okay so if being "authoritarian" is bad and means you shouldn't be supported, and Sankara ran a state, making him authoritarian, by a definition you're now agreeing with (again, anyone who runs a state) why are you pretending you don't think he's an authoritarian and trying to use him as a cudgel against people who actually share an ideology with him?

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