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It's the same question as how do people fall into the "liberal" mindset?
After seeing people worship enslavers and their state... These people literally enslaved millions of people and genocided millions more. And their state continues to invade and murder people around the planet... So how do seemingly rational people accept and support this violent, racist, system that's literally destroying the planet? How can people be mad at Mao but not also every president? How do they feel complacent and self-righteous about voting for people who support genocide? The rationalizations are all over Lemmy, much more so than tankie rationalizations.
The point is that libs and tankies are basically the same thing, just worshiping a different empire. People want to feel like they're part of some global movement, regardless of whether the movement is actually evil.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_religion
After reading through this thread, with many Marxists explaining exactly why we came to Marxism, do you still hold the view that it's simply worship and wanting to be part of a global movement?
100% delusional worship.
Gotcha, so selective blindness on your part in response to varied and reasonable responses that go entirely against your narrative.