I agree with that, not all socialists are marxists.

Both are socialist, yes?

So what?

They're both a form of socialism. It doesn't make them the same thing you nut.

Was the Soviet Union a truly socialist country?

Depends what year.

I was between c.1929-1956

Under Stalin, yes.

It*

Before Khrushchev's liberalisation and after Lenin's death, basically.

I'd say after the end of the NEP

And before Khrushchev's destalinization

Yeah, but this guy probably doesn't know anything about the USSR outside of propaganda, so I'm using dates which are easy for this brainlet to understand.

Oh ok

Then I'll pick 1917, because politically that was the start year of socialism

Fair.

So under Stalin it was real socialism?

Yes.

Yes

Are you going to follow that up with anything or are you just going to ask if the USSR was socialist again?

No I just find it interesting how I’ve run in to many Communists/Socialists who would disagree.

Yeah.

Unless you’re both tankies or something

A lot of leftcoms and anarchists tend to call Stalin a pseudo-Socialist.

I'm not a Marxist, so I'm hardly a tankie.

I'm a strasserite, if that wasn't already established.

I often get called a tankie

Same, surprisingly.

@Advocatus Diaboli Well, you’re a communist obviously?

Though I don't even know the meaning of this word

Yes I am

What kind? Marxist-Leninist? Maoist? Trotskyist?

advocatus

you in any communist or leftist servers?

Hi there

A "tankie" is generally someone who "sympathises" will Stalin. It comes from when the USSR sent tanks into Hungary in 1956, I believe.

Workers Paradise same as you

I'm Stalinist

So ML, then.

Yeah

Do you believe Stalinism to be true communism? According to Marx’s words anyways?