This book sucked. It's basically just whataboutism, non sequitur arguments and intellectual wankery (e.g. namedropping Hegel over and over again). It actually made me think that maybe there's a reason Stalin was demonized by post-Stalin USSR and

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Anonymous 24-03-26 01:25:00 No.2752614

This book sucked. It's basically just whataboutism, non sequitur arguments and intellectual wankery (e.g. namedropping Hegel over and over again). It actually made me think that maybe there's a reason Stalin was demonized by post-Stalin USSR and that maybe Trostky was right. Idk why leftists recommend this book so much, it's embarrassing.

Anonymous 24-03-26 02:01:04 No.2752654

Having historical context is heckin whataboutism (the favorite word of the hypocrite).

Anonymous 24-03-26 12:52:12 No.2752917

How about "Liberalism: A Counter-History"? Sounds cool but I dunno.

Anonymous 24-03-26 12:53:00 No.2752918

>average ML when he reads his libtard theory

Anonymous 24-03-26 13:25:58 No.2752961

>>2752917
History and critique of a legendary BBC

S 24-03-26 13:29:45 No.2752968

What's the book about and is it liberal or not? I always hear it recommended but honestly all the 'ML' pop history books that are recommended aren't very useful.

Anonymous 24-03-26 13:36:08 No.2752979

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>>2752968
>is Domenico Losurdo liberal
no. absolutely not.

Anonymous 24-03-26 13:38:10 No.2752982

I don't remember this book exactly, but didn't it talk about how the perception of Stalin changed over time? Was it even that much of a defense?

Anonymous 24-03-26 13:39:34 No.2752986

>>2752982
Anything not bashing the guy is seen as a defense by libs

Anonymous 24-03-26 20:45:46 No.2753521

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>>2752614
>It's basically just whataboutism
can anyone tell me what is actually wrong about whataboutism? it's just comparing things? that's what you are supposed to do?? how else would we get to understand some difference?
btw i know you didn't actually read the book

Anonymous 24-03-26 20:50:00 No.2753531

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>>2753521
It's USian cope for when they were faced with pic rel

Anonymous 24-03-26 20:50:56 No.2753532

>>2752614
>whataboutism
retarded amerikkkikkke term to justify lynching uyghurs

Anonymous 25-03-26 13:48:54 No.2754353

>>2752614
>>2752968
https://mronline.org/2022/08/19/a-unity-of-opposites-the-dengist-and-the-red-guard/
Losurdo's work is defending a kind of non-Marxist, non-liberal developmental state. It's why he defends Stalin and later Chinese leaders like Deng and Xi, but disparages Mao for being 'utopian' and mobilizing the masses.

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