Tilting At Windmills

Tilting At Windmills

Pro-commie meme a prime example of simplistic thinking

Then again, if they could think, they wouldn't be communists.

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Tom Knighton
Sep 07, 2022
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Worker And Kolkhoz Woman, Monument, Moscow

I came across a meme on social media and, frankly, it’s particularly stupid. I mean, it’s really a screenshot of someone’s tweet, and Twitter isn’t a great place for nuanced discussions, but even by that standard, this one was stupid:

May be an image of text that says 'Existential Comics @existentialcoms Capitalism began in England around the 16th century. They immediately went on to colonize half the planet in search of new markets, committed multiple genocides, traded slaves, and engaged in constant war. In school we learn about how communism is evil because of a famine. 7:03 AM 24/03/2019 Twitter for Android'

So what all’s wrong with it? Plenty.

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