Marx also wasn’t Marxist; that distinction belonged to Engels & co.
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bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 3 months agoLenin isn’t Marxism. Stalin isn’t Marxism. Mao isn’t Marxism. Tankies aren’t Marxism. Marx would have thought nothing good of China and Russia. Marxist Leninists idolize Mao and Stalin. They think police states are the bees’ knees
adespoton@lemmy.ca 3 months ago
ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 months ago
Tbf to your first example, if .ml “stands for” marxist-leninist, I’m not sure lenin is a prime example lol.
NateNate60@lemmy.world 3 months ago
“socialism with Chinese characteristics” (the “Chinese characteristics” are capitalism)