Self-expression, I would argue, heightens in socialism and communism, as your existence is less tied to your ability to generate profits for others and your needs are more taken care of. The individualism socialists fight against is the anti-social type, the kind that seeks to profit off of others and compete with them, rather than work together to achieve the best outcome for everyone. This does not go counter to self-expression.

They do already, many work in China for example.

Marxism helps people make fewer mistakes, thanks to the analytical tool of dialectical materialism.

Can you explain how socialism is a cult?

How so?

That’s also why having a dedicated arguing account is nice, and makes me question why I never do that.

And yet society has evolved historically towards greater and greater interconnection, rather than fragmentation. Shouldn’t that say something about how human nature depends more on our ever-changing material conditions, than as something fixed and static?

Sure, but you also have to make sure aspiring Marxists don’t get led astray. Organizing and building power means opposing resolutely opportunists and grifters like this.

What refusing to join a serious org results in, I suppose. Just join PSL, FRSO, or even some of the better DSA local branches, there’s no need for people to join these odd splinter groups that get overtaken by PatSocs.

Ugh, they need to be sternly combatted in every instance. We cannot let the PatSocs overtake the Marxist-Leninist movement and steer people in a Strasserite direction.

Oh really? I’m surprised! I’ve only seen ML and Trotskyist orgs (in addition to DSA, etc). Might be a Uni thing? I haven’t seen them publicly.

Good suggestions!

Just because you refer to workers in the DPRK as “slaves” doesn’t mean they are. Slavery is a specific form of labor relation, workers in the DPRK collectively own the means of production and distribution.

Tunnels work!

The DPRK has neither slaves nor a dictator.

It truly is!

I haven’t seen this happen, actually. Stalin isn’t a god, but anyone claiming he was worse than, for example, Gorbachev or Khruschev has some extreme difficulty in making such a case.

Ah, gotcha.

Not sure, never watched nor read them. They seem to be focused a lot on Trump specifically, and his personal failings rather than solid materialist analysis.

Good suggestion, I’ll add it!