• OBJECTION!@lemmy.ml
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    I suppose that virtually every academic or scientific paper in history is guilty of “deification” because they cite other works. I guess I’m “deifying” you too, because I’ve quoted things you’ve said.

    Nothing I believe is on the basis of, “because Lenin said so.” Nor do I believe in blindly applying his strategies regardless of material conditions. These are entirely baseless accusations, and there is nothing I’ve said that you can point to as evidence of them. I agree with Lenin’s perspective to an extent, from a reasoned, critical position. But it seems that anything short of blind rejection of everything he said counts as “blindly following” by your standards.

    We haven’t even really begun to examine the questions of whether his ideas were correct or whether they are applicable to today. All I’ve done is present what they are and refuted your nonsensical attempts to twist his words around.

    • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
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      I suppose that virtually every academic or scientific paper in history is guilty of “deification” because they cite other works.

      Uh, what? That’s a bad joke, right? You know that’s not how academic citations work, right? Forget what I said about academia, that’s not for you either.

      These are entirely baseless accusations

      Mr. “Everyone who criticizes me is a liberal” is against base**less accusations now? Spare me your crocodile tears.

      and there is nothing I’ve said that you can point me as evidence of them. We haven’t even really begun to examine the questions of whether his ideas were correct or whether they are applicable to today.

      You know the neat thing about text based conversations is you can go back for receipts, right?

      because I personally find his arguments compelling and relevant.

      And you keep saying I pressed you on theory, which is completely backwards. That was all you champ.

      For example, the fact that I’ve read leftist theory and can cite it to support my positions

      For someone who claims to read so much theory, your reading comprehension is not good.

      But we’ve passed the point that I feel like entertaining your bad faith projection. We’re done here.

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        2 days ago

        Great! I knew this wasn’t going to go anywhere from the start, as I said. You haven’t said a single thing worth reading in this whole conversation, or in any other comment I’ve ever seen you make. So this seems like a good a time as any to simply block you.