• thelastaxolotl [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    2 months ago

    i mean, its pretty normal to add an ism to describe the thoughts/ideals of someone or group without going for an long specific name, it doesnt have to be reseved only for big updates on a science or belief and its not only used for marxists/socialists

    • Cowbee [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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      2 months ago

      Fair enough, but that’s not how OP seems to be using it. OP seems to be using it the same way anti-communists call Marxism-Leninism “Stalinism,” to evoke removal from genuine Marxism. I largely agree with this essay on the subject.