Thanks sharkfucker420

Oh ok. I understand better. Thank you for taking the time to explain it :)

I see MLs talk about “liberalism” and, correctly or not, I think of the French Revolution. It seems though that that term is instead of “neoliberalism,” I think (?). I can see the narrative that “liberalism” and “fascism” are like masks that capitalist structures wear, like modes of operation. But it’s also confusing because those two concepts don’t descend directly from fascism.

And I think I’m picking up that ML is a the revolutionary part of expanding communism, and I guess that’s why it’s not just Marxism? Because Marx foresaw the fundamental changes that needed to happen, and Lenin instantiated it? I haven’t read Marx yet, it’s on my list of shame, I suppose 😅

Since we have an open dialogue, I’m also curious of your opinion about "tankie"ism. Specifically, why not-so-pro-communist people see MLs as tankies that defend or deny authoritarian crimes against humanity.

I have to admit this may be a failing in my own political education. 😅 Why do you think liberalism and fascism are “the same ideology in different circumstances”? I think McCarthyism is a modern example of violent anti-communism, and I agree, that got really close to fascism. (Although I could argue that violent anti-anything would lead to fascism.)

I’m wondering if, like, Marxism-Leninism is something like “communism is what organized societies would naturally look like, and everything else is an authority asserting itself unfairly” sort of mindset.

So, when you say “anti-communism”, do you mean an organized front resisting and opposing communism, or just anyone who has an non-pro-communist opinion?

I imagine if I said something like “yeah capitalism has failed us, but that doesn’t mean I want a planned economy” you might respond by saying I’m a wishy-washy centrist.