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42. Nah

Thu May 10, 2012, 07:36 PM

May 2012

One would have to really reach very far to infer all of that from the term "War Communism". Maybe "joshcryer" was thinking of "Permanent Revolution", which in the context of Soviet politics was the proposed policy of exporting revolution to other countries.

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About KKE tama May 2012 #25

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Right side? tama May 2012 #28

I've rarely known any leftists as sectarian as certain anarchists. David__77 May 2012 #29

What you consider "uncooperative" or "purism" tralala May 2012 #30

See the link above tama May 2012 #31

I try to evaluate a political party on its own terms tralala May 2012 #32

AFAIK old School commies/marxists tama May 2012 #33

Old school communists believed no such thing tralala May 2012 #34

That's code language for War Communism, and was what led to the occupation of the Eastern Bloc. joshcryer May 2012 #36

The failed Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union tralala May 2012 #37

Ribbentrop and Jalta tama May 2012 #39

Nah tralala May 2012 #42

The Entire Eastern Bloc was occupied by a war machine. joshcryer May 2012 #46

It's not really war communism from a historical perspective. joshcryer May 2012 #45

OK tama May 2012 #47

Nope, the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact divvied up the Eastern Bloc regardless. joshcryer May 2012 #44

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