Some leftists and others fall back on the old stereotype of power-
hungry Reds who pursue power for powers sake without regard for
actual social goals. If true, one wonders why, in country after coun-
try, these Reds side with the poor and powerless often at great risk
and sacrifice to themselves, rather than reaping the rewards that
come with serving the well-placed.
I love Parenti and he's correct here, but this wouldn't get through to liberals or most ultras. They have a warped conception of socialism in practice. They often believe Fidel Castro and company lived in opulent wealth. A guy I know will bring up how Cuba isn't socialist because National Assembly members drive in fancy cars that most people couldn't afford.
I remember during the Bolivian coup a while ago there was a bunch of footage of people who broke into Evo Morales' house. There were a bunch of people saying they were disgusted he lived in such wealth when so much of Bolivia was poor, even through from what I could see it was just a kind of normal two story house.
It reminds me of that one lady in Disco Elysium who won't believe the union president is a leftist because he's fat.
They're not satisfied unless communist leaders live in absolute destitute poverty except they're not even satisfied about that because it's just a bad faith rhetorical tactic.
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I love Parenti and he's correct here, but this wouldn't get through to liberals or most ultras. They have a warped conception of socialism in practice. They often believe Fidel Castro and company lived in opulent wealth. A guy I know will bring up how Cuba isn't socialist because National Assembly members drive in fancy cars that most people couldn't afford.
I remember during the Bolivian coup a while ago there was a bunch of footage of people who broke into Evo Morales' house. There were a bunch of people saying they were disgusted he lived in such wealth when so much of Bolivia was poor, even through from what I could see it was just a kind of normal two story house.
It reminds me of that one lady in Disco Elysium who won't believe the union president is a leftist because he's fat.
They're not satisfied unless communist leaders live in absolute destitute poverty except they're not even satisfied about that because it's just a bad faith rhetorical tactic.