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A Reddit post called the picture “red fash”. I admit that it is controversial, since one may read it as mocking peaceful people who are not muscular, but on the other hand I think it is worthwhile to promote physical strength equally with mental strength and class consciousness. I bet that Specnaz, the special forces of USSR, were not formed from physically weak people. Maybe the picture is seen as a struggle between ideas of the “new left” and AES. What are your thoughts?

  • SadArtemis@lemmygrad.ml
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    7 months ago

    I bet that Specnaz, the special forces of USSR, were not formed from physically weak people

    No country’s special forces are, nor were, tbh. And I agree that physical health and even strength should be promoted equally with mental strength and class consciousness, too. “From each according to their ability, to each according to their needs” still holds true, but these things also have a tangible benefit, not merely for society, but the individual. Any developed society failing to promote these things, and failing to help people reach towards their desired, best potential is neglectful if you ask me.

    I say that as someone who is deeply unfit ATM, someone who is I guess presently disabled (my relationship with that is complicated and I’d rather not get into it), etc… no one wants to be sickly, “helpless,” “needy,” etc. People also tend to want to have the dignity of standing on their own two feet, and the fulfillment of pursuing their various goals and projects, or contributing to their community. I think it’s a core part of human nature.

  • DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml
    41·
    7 months ago

    The more sexy topless oiled up guys there are the more socialister it is, and when there’s a whole bunch of sexy topless oiled up guys, that’s communism.

  • atomkarinca@lemmygrad.ml
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    7 months ago

    i think fascists are as afraid of queer people as they are of socialists, if not more. being queer is praxis.

    • Flamingoaks@lemmygrad.ml
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      7 months ago

      being queer is not praxis and that mountain of gay people in the usa who after getting marriage turns around and started being aggressively transphobic proves it. also thats literally the type of rhetoric that gave us terfs so watch out were u go from there.

        • Flamingoaks@lemmygrad.ml
          1·
          7 months ago

          yes but being queer is not being trans and now that being some kinds of queer is more socially acceptable some queer people namely gay people have turn very reactionary indeed, proving that being anti capitalist and anti gender is not an essential part of being queer.

          • atomkarinca@lemmygrad.ml
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            7 months ago

            ok, i guess i got it all wrong. i can swear that i heard something along the lines of “queer used to be a slur, but we should take it back” in caelan conrad’s video. i couldn’t find it in the transcript, either i just misremembered or i just can’t find it. the correct term they use is “gender and sexual minorities”. so i guess i shouldn’t have generalized the term queer.

            thanks.

            • bestmiaou@lemmygrad.ml
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              7 months ago

              i think you misunderstood. if someone is trans, they are queer, but just because someone is queer doesn’t necessarily mean they are trans. some non-trans queer people turned reactionary once they got just enough social acceptance to be comfortable. this can also be seen in some trans people, too.

              • atomkarinca@lemmygrad.ml
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                7 months ago

                ok then my original comment was not incorrect, because i meant to include every gender non-conforming person.

                • bestmiaou@lemmygrad.ml
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                  7 months ago

                  ok, now that we have that out of the way, i think you are fundamentally misunderstanding the critique. how is being a reactionary trans person praxis?