Communism isn't inherently authoritarian, I'd argue that the SDP was more authoritarian by murdering Rosa Luxemburg and working with the Nazis to defeat communists

I don't think it's fair to compare fascism to communism

This is very similar to my experience (I am also autistic), I do not think I had lewd fantasies to the degree you described but this feeling of “I’m just projecting you aren’t actually interested” has been with me my whole life. I think it’s more common than we might think

Here's a quote from Parenti's "Blackshirts and Reds". Stalin did a things both relative to his historical conditions, and that should be criticized by the left. Acting like he was some flawless saint of Marxism-Leninism is idol worship. Plus calling anyone a "moron" for suggesting this is ableist.

No idc if you call it Stalinism or not; I do care that people recognize Stalin had a specific approach to policy that differentiated him from other leaders. The "Stalinism isn't real" crowd like to act like Stalin is some kinda conduit through which pure Marxism flowed. This is silly and inaccurate

For the record I'm agreeing with you. I get annoyed when people get so caught up in the pedantry of what to call a movement that the refuse to actually analyze it in historical context.

Lmao "who synthesized these abstract ideas into more abstract ideas" this is a very productive materialist discussion. Marx def never warned about getting too caught up in idealism. Let's forget about people like Ho Chi Minh too, who also called his ideas "Marxism-Leninism" but clashed with Stalin.

I think the idea is you can poke it through to pee w/out pulling down

gotta listen to "The Egg", Herbie's secret masterpiece