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[–] [email protected] 89 points 1 month ago (89 children)

So this was paid for and published by Commintern, The Communist International, also known as the Third International which operated from 1919 to 1943. This was published in the 1930s while Joseph Stalin was in charge.

The fact that some people would post this unironically when the person who sent this message was notorious for the iron-fucking-curtain is beyond stupid.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (13 children)

On the other hand, could you also argue that dismissing something out of hand because the person who made it worked for a publication that aligned itself with a philosophy that was being used by a country that was being led by a bad man, well, kind of stupid too?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 month ago (10 children)

No.

This is malfeasance etched into paper. The intent was by people who wished us harm.

Imagine if you started quoting a leader of the KKK because even though hes a hateful violent asshole maybe some cherrypicked quotes seemed innocent. Do you think you would be well recieved?

[–] explodicle 8 points 1 month ago

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