I was wondering why Marxism was still a thing and this placed seemed to be filled with Marxists. So, why? Didn’t the fall of USSR teach us anything? Do today’s Marxists think that USSR did something wrong? In other words, will they do anything different than the dictators of the soviet union? Also, some here seem to admire Stalin. I would really have to try hard to find a community that would admire Hitler but apparently admiring Stalin, another mass murder seems to be perfectly fine!
US today has a higher incarceration rate than USSR did under Stalin, but do go on.
US has a higher incarceration rate then any developed country. And…most of those jailed are poor and committed non violent crimes…just to add to your statement.
US basically legalized slavery. This is the same logic as legalizing bribes in form of lobbying and then claiming that you have low corruption.
Yeah, and that’s awful, but US prisons aren’t full of political prisoners.
Of course they are, go read up on the war on drugs.
I do know about that history, but it doesn’t come close to being able to chuck someone in prison for publishing something the Communist Party didn’t like.
That’s literally what US government did to Black Panthers members. One of the goals of war on drugs was to provide an excuse for arresting political dissidents of color. They also assassinated people such as MLK and Fred Hampton for saying things US government didn’t like. Perhaps you should learn a bit of history before debating?
You can start by reading chapter 10 here to learn about repression of political dissent and political prisoners in US.