I saw this video: https://youtu.be/Kx4G2Z1eI-o?si=0u-LXDhOqvSktnAJ by badempanada and it was just him bashing his shit while he obviously hadn't read or interacted with his works in any meaningful way. Why do people hate him so much, even on the left, and are there any valid criticisms of him?

  • Barx [none/use name]
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    1 month ago

    I have forgotten all of the specifics but I remember Furr being way too selective about a few topics. I know this isn't super duper helpful.

  • BobDole [none/use name]
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    1 month ago

    Badempanada sucks shrug-outta-hecks

    Like, he says funny things sometimes that piss off twitter crackers, but he is also a twitter cracker who pops off about shit he’s ignorant of

      • BobDole [none/use name]
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        1 month ago

        Yes, the “DID THEY GET THE SEMEN IN TIME?” bit almost makes up for everything else

  • Yllych [any]
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    1 month ago

    I don't hate him. To be generous, you could say his stance wrt the Soviet Union rhetorically useful. I do think there are other historians sympathetic to the Soviet Union that are more rigorous than him, Moshe Lewin or Domenico Losurdo for instance.