Evil signalling

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[–]JasonCarswell 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

Insightful. Saved, along with OP.

Not limited to communists. Capitalist and consumerist cultures have MUCH to criticize as well, it's just different, but many of their means are the same. Ultimately their goals are singular where they all merge: totalitarianism.

[–]wary_observer 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

I agree it's an important phenomenon to be aware of.

Certainly it's not limited to communists, they just reflected their place and time, as do the current memes/slogans. Red banners then, black banners now.

Even though the communist project apparently 'failed', its proponents have had some thirty years to regroup, readjust and refine their methods.

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Failed = morphed.

As all politics do.

[–]wary_observer 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

It failed in that specific form, but that doesn't matter. The overall program just transitioned into new modalities. Nearly 30 years ago, Mr. Bezmenov warned Americans that this was already well underway and that they were ripe for the picking.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Truth.