Another Stalinist in the Pack

[Сталин]

Greetings to all,

I am new to revleft. I have been a devout Stalinist growing up in a family that prospered in a long military service to the Soviet Union. From what I have seen on the board so far, however, it seems many of us have quite conflicting views, hopefully we can move past our differences in the spirit of comradery and work together more efficiently for the socialist cause.

[Nolan]

Welcome.

[iwwforever]

Welcome comrade!

[Q]

Welcome.

[Sosa]

welcome

[Lyev]

Hello comrade, welcome. I like your portrait of Stalin.

[4 Leaf Clover]

well i think "Stalinist" is a bad word to describe your pollitical and ideological views since it is too strict and describes nothing :) .

Nevertheless , welcome to the board

[Die Neue Zeit]

Finally, a RevLeft poster who's a rank-and-file member of the CPRF: welcome!

[Сталин]

Thankyou all for the kind greeting.

[Theoneontheleft]

Welcome!:)

[Sir Comradical]

Greetings to all,

I am new to revleft. I have been a devout Stalinist growing up in a family that prospered in a long military service to the Soviet Union. From what I have seen on the board so far, however, it seems many of us have quite conflicting views, hopefully we can move past our differences in the spirit of comradery and work together more efficiently for the socialist cause.

Devout? What is this religion?

[Сталин]

Devout? What is this religion?
One could define religion as something one believes in and follows devotedly; a point or matter of ethics or conscience, or simply strict faithfulness and devotion, so yes, I suppose you can classify my political affiliations as a religion if you want to.

[Nolan]

Devout? What is this religion?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPA-eDaB4GM

[Sir Comradical]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPA-eDaB4GM

Is that real?

[Sir Comradical]

One could define religion as something one believes in and follows devotedly; a point or matter of ethics or conscience, or simply strict faithfulness and devotion, so yes, I suppose you can classify my political affiliations as a religion if you want to.

Well, there's no arguing with that.

[Nolan]

One could define religion as something one believes in and follows devotedly; a point or matter of ethics or conscience, or simply strict faithfulness and devotion, so yes, I suppose you can classify my political affiliations as a religion if you want to.

No, a religion has to do with faith in the supernatural. What you said can be applied to any political creed.

[Сталин]

Wow, is that supposed to mock me? :rolleyes:

[NoOneIsIllegal]

I am new to revleft.
Welcome! :)

I have been a devout Stalinist
I'm sorry to hear that.

[Nolan]

Is that real?

Yup there is a whole movement to make Stalin a saint in the Orthodox Church. The fact that he was a hardcore atheist and communist bastard seems to be lost on them.

[Nolan]

Wow, is that supposed to mock me? :rolleyes:

Nah I was just giving a literal example of "stalinism" as a religion. :D

[Anarchist Skinhead]

Wow, great. real Stalinist admitting it openly, wonder whats next?

[Nolan]

Wow, great. real Stalinist admitting it openly, wonder whats next?

Considering "stalinism" is intended as a slur, I guess when you throw shit long enough it sticks to some people.

[Сталин]

Considering "stalinism" is intended as a slur, I guess when you throw shit long enough it sticks to some people.
Stalinism is communism for the strong willed. Believe what you'd like, I never took it as an insult and proudly described myself as one for a very long time.

[Сталин]

Wow, great. real Stalinist admitting it openly, wonder whats next?
And you don't find anything remotely contradictory about your name? :rolleyes:

[Sam_b]

Since when are all skins reactionary?

[John "Eh" MacDonald]

And you don't find anything remotely contradictory about your name? :rolleyes:

You might want to read this over...

http://www.revleft.com/vb/skinheads-t99933/index.html

[Сталин]

You might want to read this over...

http://www.revleft.com/vb/skinheads-t99933/index.html
Read what? That they're trying to change the definition to exclude their true intentions? They're fascists!

[Kléber]

Mr. Sankara, I presume?

[Anarchist Skinhead]

did somebody just fart? :sneaky:

[Le Corsaire Rouge]

No, a religion has to do with faith in the supernatural. What you said can be applied to any political creed.
But you can still be devoted to a political creed, can't you? And someone who is devoted, a devotee, is devout.

[Nolan]

Mr. Sankara, I presume?

This crossed my mind.

[Nolan]

Read what? That they're trying to change the definition to exclude their true intentions? They're fascists!

Not all skinheads are nazis.

[Comrade_Stalin]

Yup there is a whole movement to make Stalin a saint in the Orthodox Church. The fact that he was a hardcore atheist and communist bastard seems to be lost on them.

Yes how does this make senes?

[Kléber]

Yes how does this make senes?
Stalin was a seminary student in his youth and reopened Orthodox Churches during WWII, so there's an avenue for the church to claim him as its son, even if they had a frayed relationship.

In Nineteenth-Century France there was also a movement to canonize Emperor Napoleon I. Even though he had been a Jacobin revolutionary as a young man, as head of state Bonaparte made amends (concordat) with the church. Like Stalin is revered by many "Putinists" today and sometimes still even venerated by the Russian state, Napoleon I was apparently useful to the bourgeois Second Empire, and some of its religious establishment, as a nationalist icon who was popularly identified with the good old days.

[Honggweilo]

One could define religion as something one believes in and follows devotedly; a point or matter of ethics or conscience, or simply strict faithfulness and devotion, so yes, I suppose you can classify my political affiliations as a religion if you want to.

well if you call marxism-leninism a "religion" you should really read Stalin himself on this topic, of scientific socialism. To follow anything devoutly besides devoutly being against dogma's and universial truth is a metaphysical analysis.

http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/stalin/works/1938/09.htm

also welcome

[Red Future]

Always wanted to ask a Russian Communist this ,what do Russian people think of the Soviet Union compared to the current government today?

[mick.jones29]

Greetings. You mention being a stalinst. I wondered what you view on this might be.
Stalin was criticised for being very brutal with those who did not agree with the cause. But i would argue that it is very important to have a true cause and have discapline within that. Those who pretend to be with you plot against you are your enemy?

Mick.

[4 Leaf Clover]

Read what? That they're trying to change the definition to exclude their true intentions? They're fascists!

well not all skinheads are nazi and fascists

actually skinhead culture started as apolitical

example

http://sharpskins.co.uk/

and also Red and Anarchists SkinHeads which are also left , and they are actually network worldwide

visit marxist-leninist group here http://www.revleft.com/vb/group.php?groupid=46

Hope you will soon find out that strong will doesn't have to be related to Stalin , and if you want to describe your political views , you should know Stalin considered himself a marxist-leninist ;). As all true communist worldwide do

[Q]

Closed.