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[–] gammasfor@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

There is an argument that tankies aren't exactly ownership by the people.

Like you don't look at the USSR and think "oh yeah the people really had ownership over their means of production*.

Ownership by the people implies the people have a say.

[–] socsa@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

They are revolution fetishists. That's why orthodox MLs repeatedly fail at actual statecraft - because they study revolution, and often get angry when that fan service gets interrupted by conversation about policy.