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@anarchopunk_girl @mira
as a marxist, in my opinion you cant be a self-consistent marxist unless you understand that the "socialist" states since 1917 have never advanced further than capitalism. unfortunately myself and others who agree with me are far outnumbered among those who call themselves marxists (sigh)

marx himself advocated ruthless criticism; the paris commune was what he saw as the closest workers had ever got to overthrowing capital and yet his thought developed because of his criticism of the paris commune, not because of his love or it. and he mocked at the party of guesde who called themselves marxists, saying "i am no marxist". that is what i see as valuable in marxism, not the "adherence" to marxs specific opinions, but the critical attitude.