Who ordered this?
Lenin, to get rid of the anarchists?
Who ordered this?
Lenin is simply a great leader who is not well liked by his opponents for fantasies that they invent.
He was never bad in the first place, he just had views different from the most vocal of the forum. Lenin is not going to form an Autocracy, Monarchy, or Dictatorship. What we have is a democracy, and it will remain so, minus the most adamant of naysayers. Why this debate exists in the first place is beyond me. We are not going to be enslaved, no matter how much the Anarchists would like the excuse. Lenin is simply a great leader who is not well liked by his opponents for fantasies that they invent.
“The true democrat is he who with purely nonviolent means defends his liberty and, therefore, his country's and ultimately that of the whole of mankind”Of course comrade, forgive my hallucinations. For Lenin is a democrat, he would never have started a civil war and brought down an elected government. A bad dream, perhaps. Lenin would never outlaw his two major political rivals, leaving only factions agreeable to him, for he believes in freedom of thought and democracy. He would never take control over the printed word in a bid to extinguish criticism of the government, for he believes in free speech. Thank you for awakening me from my stupor.
EDIT: Comrade Winsington's situation echoes mine so closely it is uncanny. I am in full agreement.
“The true democrat is he who with purely nonviolent means defends his liberty and, therefore, his country's and ultimately that of the whole of mankind”
Mahatma Gandhi.
He does not sound like a democrat now, does he?
Of course comrade, forgive my hallucinations. For Lenin is a democrat, he would never have started a civil war and brought down an elected government. A bad dream, perhaps. Lenin would never outlaw his two major political rivals, leaving only factions agreeable to him, for he believes in freedom of thought and democracy. He would never take control over the printed word in a bid to extinguish criticism of the government, for he believes in free speech. Thank you for awakening me from my stupor.
EDIT: Comrade Winsington's situation echoes mine so closely it is uncanny. I am in full agreement.
There are perfectly real reasons to dislike Lenin. I am a Marxist in most of my beliefs. I believe in Marxist economics, and I believe we should pursue an aggressive foreign policy. However, I don't see why we cannot do this while also pursuing freedom of the press and preventing the military from having complete control of the government. I find Lenin's attempts to censor the press paranoid and unnecessary, and I find the level he is beholden to the militarists and the army to be worrisome. Also, despite the fact that he is democratically elected, he is certainly attempting to create a cult of personality around himself. Why else would he rename the faction the Marxist-Leninists? Particularly because he renamed it this before he even accomplished much of anything.
Do not be fooled into thinking that it is only radical Anarchists that are bothered by Lenin. I agree with Lenin on many aspects of foreign policy and economics, and yet I cannot bring myself to vote for him because even though there is no way to be certain, I distrust his motives behind taking power.
If you look back you will see I was one of the most vocal supporters of the Marxists early on. I had long debates with anarchists over the necessity of social reforms. I still believe in the necessity of social reforms, but I want a Marxist faction that I can support, not a faction that is essentially the puppet of one man.
I would really like to know this: am I the only member of the Party who is a Pacifist, or at least strongly anti-war? This isn't even a debate in the VSVR. I would love to see some sort of Peace Faction that has very ambiguous, almost non-existent social/political goals, and only focuses on lowering the defense budget and decreasing military size. They could be a willing junior partner to any faction (sans the Militarists) as long as they get their goals.
I think the best way to promote pacifism is to make warmongering a dangerous occupation.If you are "anti-war" then why does your Signature encourage bomb throwing? Why did you lead the Young Anarchists, an organization that was clearly not about peace?
That would explain a lot... :wacko:Lenin, to get rid of the anarchists?
I think the best way to promote pacifism is to make warmongering a dangerous occupation.
The game does not provide an alternative to Pacificism. Jingoism, Pro-Military, Anti-Military and Pacifism.I'm not criticizing your methods, I'm criticizing your semantics.
I don't think we should go around killing all of the people we seek to liberate. There have been enough other revolutions, countries of the world are spreading the revolution by peaceful means or through relatively small wars. But when the Red Army comes into town, it seems like entire armies are wiped off the map.Kadon is a selective Pacifist, he doesn't believe in war as a correct means to settle international disputes. This does not mean he is automatically opposed to violence in general.
EDIT: I'm curious, why are you anti-war Kadon?
Like Hatman stated, Lenin did what had to be done. I am pretty sure that the Anarchists would do the same, if Lenin had displayed such ineptitude. Fighting for what's right sometimes has to break the law. What of the American Revolution? Would you call that wrong and oppressive? The colonists threw off the shackles, and broke the British law. Yet, it had to be done for their freedom and self-governance. Sure, they are a capitalist society now. The Revolutionaries did what had to be done, just as Lenin has just done. Occasionally, the Rubicon must be crossed for the good of all.
I think the best way to promote pacifism is to make warmongering a dangerous occupation.
Especially when protesting gets you shot by the state's police/military... and there is absolutely no sympathy from the Party members.
Sorry comrade, but fighting for peace is like fornicating for virginity.
I would really like to know this: am I the only member of the Party who is a Pacifist, or at least strongly anti-war? This isn't even a debate in the VSVR. I would love to see some sort of Peace Faction that has very ambiguous, almost non-existent social/political goals, and only focuses on lowering the defense budget and decreasing military size. They could be a willing junior partner to any faction (sans the Militarists) as long as they get their goals.
Not necessarily. The concept of violence as a force behind change is far more complex.
In the next update I'm going to bring in a Bernstein led faction. Mostly a splinter from the Moderates their points of divergeance will be on democracy (at home and abroad) and a more peaceful foriegn policy.