Lol

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Eh, as you mentioned, it was deeply unpopular.

But yes. It would have.

Why would you think changing history would not change history?

The imperial powers that were direct threats to the revolution and they were already fighting, buddy, aka the Ottomans and the Germans. Hey, remind me how that worked out in the end? Did the People’s Government get a seat at Versailles? No? Had to fight a war against fucking Poland first and then get even more people killed by Germany later?

And your argument is “the decision was unpopular,” not that it was wrong.

You also find that they were not overthrown. Their political alliance was couped, like what happens in a “real democracy” when you push an unpopular policy. Even then, they supported the Bolsheviks anyways in the civil war.

Generally speaking, it’s considered rude to murder all of your fellow socialists anyways if that happens.

Describe what you consider the “third way” that isn’t capitalists owning the means of production, workers owning the means, or the state owning the means.

If you didn’t willingly ignore the sins of “your side” that’d be valid.

Meanwhile, the only criticism you launch at the Mensheviks is… They wanted to keep fighting the imperial powers?

Don’t get me wrong, it was just a bad decision, but it wasn’t, ya know, genociding fellow socialists.

I’d personally criticize them for thinking they needed to follow the traditional Marxist thought that economic liberalism was a required stage on the path to socialism.

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I mean, it’s just literally what they call themselves. Sure, they lie or don’t know what the fuck they’re talking about, but that’s kind of their whole deal.

Traditionally the “Third Way/Position” is fascism. So, ultimately, kinda, but with race science.

The trick is not falling for the lie that social democracy is meeting socialism in the middle.

Social Democracy is just liberalism with enlightened self interest. Is it better than other capitalists models?

Sure. That doesn’t make it the end goal.

Pure Ideological Marxism Gang Will Rise Eventually

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Surely you mean Neo Mexico?

TL;Dr Human Revolution was clearly unfinished and it’s both pretty obvious and fairly disappointing.

The final product is fun, but you can tell it was supposed to be something bigger.

Yeah, people don’t give up power willingly, they have to be forced. Especially when they think it’s something they rightfully own.

At the end of the day it’s just self interest in action.

You could do it non-violently… In the sense that the Civil Rights Movement or Indian Independence were non-violent.

Mostly.

And there was certainly violence directed against them.

And it only worked because there were enough people who very, very firmly believed in the cause… And there’s always, always the implication of or else.

Lmao

Just among so many other things, like the lead poisoned baby food from March this year, you clown, the FDA was established in 1906, and Republicans are, right now, trying to abolish child labor laws and hiring 12 year olds in meat packing plants.

If we didn’t pay for our forever wars with credit, I’d agree.

Republican House:

LoL

Blue Dog Dems Everywhere:

LOL

The remaining question is whether you have the rest of the outfit

That’s actually the theory of the origin of the split, believe it or not, formal vs casual tone in writing and speech.

British papers would print the current date as Fifth of September or whatever, American papers would print it as December 18th. There’s exceptions in the record for both, obviously, but that’s the leading theory last I heard.

There’s also a bit about the British papers being more readily available so more people read it daily and the day was more important, versus American papers having a more rural audience where the month was more important and daily events not so much but I’m not sure I buy that one.