Quote from: TDoS on Oct 08, 2024, 02:41 PMQuote from: TDoSQuote from: KDogYou can start to dig yourself out of your pit of ignorance with this:I'll take a crack at it.
I made it through about the first 10 minutes to the point where it hit the self improvement plan on how to be a good American Communist. It most closely resembled a standard 10-step plan to self improvement. Be nice. Help out. Be honest. The pitch could as easily be applied to someone becoming a Mormon, a Moonie, or a recovery plan for acoholics or the drug addicted. It was a wonderful list...and if that is a led into being a good Commie, hey, nothing wrong with self improvement.
Was there somewhere after the first 10 minutes or so where they talk about the political consequences, and how their version of commie is better than being a good Mormon or Moonie? Or how American communists certainly deserve their million dollar homes and luxury cars for all the retired family members at home? Because I have to say, that is one draw for folks based on self interest, kowing American communism has a better end result than just "be a nice person and try hard to be a decent person" pitch.
I thank you for getting that far. I understand loosing interest in 'self-help'. I do my self help on my own time. My point is to show that not everything about communism is bullshit. My opinion is there is very little bullshit. But I read more than most people, and I have know our cultural hegemony is bullshit since September 11, 1973. When the first terrorist attack happened. The terrorist attack that helped to cultivated the circumstances for the second 28 years later.