Comments on: Why is communist chic so cool? http://www.duncanriley.com/2006/09/05/why-is-communist-chic-so-cool/ blogging is not a spectator sport Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:01:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: MattGar http://www.duncanriley.com/2006/09/05/why-is-communist-chic-so-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-142730 MattGar Thu, 17 May 2007 14:07:39 +0000 http://duncanriley.com/2006/09/05/why-is-communist-chic-so-cool/#comment-142730 Thanks for good post! Thats what i've been looking for. Thanks for good post! Thats what i’ve been looking for.

]]> By: Joseph http://www.duncanriley.com/2006/09/05/why-is-communist-chic-so-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-27236 Joseph Wed, 06 Sep 2006 15:34:02 +0000 http://duncanriley.com/2006/09/05/why-is-communist-chic-so-cool/#comment-27236 The examples you give (Doomsday Clock, safety drills, etc) were not because of Communism, per se, they existed because of the ideological conflict between "capitalism" and "communism". If communism was the only economic system practiced in the world, there would be no need for those things. In other words, it's not communism you're opposing, but the war between communism and capitalism. The examples you give (Doomsday Clock, safety drills, etc) were not because of Communism, per se, they existed because of the ideological conflict between “capitalism” and “communism”. If communism was the only economic system practiced in the world, there would be no need for those things. In other words, it’s not communism you’re opposing, but the war between communism and capitalism.

]]> By: Tony http://www.duncanriley.com/2006/09/05/why-is-communist-chic-so-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-26878 Tony Tue, 05 Sep 2006 16:53:35 +0000 http://duncanriley.com/2006/09/05/why-is-communist-chic-so-cool/#comment-26878 I think the answer's pretty easy on this one -- what's bad is good ... and the level of acceptableness is inverse to how good our memory is about how bad that "bad" thing was. Nazi Germany and its atrocities still live on in public memory, in pop culture, in movies, in radio and so on. Not so with Communist Russia. Cheers, t @ dji I think the answer’s pretty easy on this one — what’s bad is good … and the level of acceptableness is inverse to how good our memory is about how bad that “bad” thing was.

Nazi Germany and its atrocities still live on in public memory, in pop culture, in movies, in radio and so on.

Not so with Communist Russia.

Cheers,
t @ dji

]]> By: Seth Finkelstein http://www.duncanriley.com/2006/09/05/why-is-communist-chic-so-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-26794 Seth Finkelstein Tue, 05 Sep 2006 07:09:16 +0000 http://duncanriley.com/2006/09/05/why-is-communist-chic-so-cool/#comment-26794 Let me clarify that last, after an in-depth read of the site: Anyone with a modicum of historical understanding about worker movements *should* find its poseur affectations extremely annoying. Let me clarify that last, after an in-depth read of the site:

Anyone with a modicum of historical understanding about worker movements *should* find its poseur affectations extremely annoying.

]]> By: Seth Finkelstein http://www.duncanriley.com/2006/09/05/why-is-communist-chic-so-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-26789 Seth Finkelstein Tue, 05 Sep 2006 06:38:44 +0000 http://duncanriley.com/2006/09/05/why-is-communist-chic-so-cool/#comment-26789 People seem to think it means "I'm a proud working man who is fighting the Establishment (except not really, it's a cool pose)". Sort of like "Goth" as a club for loners, but with colors. There's some sociological names for this, some sort of appropriation (like when rich kids wear symbols of peasant revolutionaries). I suspect any bona-fide Communist (if there are any still in existence) would find it extremely annoying. People seem to think it means “I’m a proud working man who is fighting the Establishment (except not really, it’s a cool pose)”. Sort of like “Goth” as a club for loners, but with colors.

There’s some sociological names for this, some sort of appropriation (like when rich kids wear symbols of peasant revolutionaries).

I suspect any bona-fide Communist (if there are any still in existence) would find it extremely annoying.

]]> By: Stan Kravchenko http://www.duncanriley.com/2006/09/05/why-is-communist-chic-so-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-26788 Stan Kravchenko Tue, 05 Sep 2006 06:38:37 +0000 http://duncanriley.com/2006/09/05/why-is-communist-chic-so-cool/#comment-26788 Rather than commenting on the article itself i have posted a reply on my blog at stasik.wordpress.com. Would like to see it as the start of the discussion rather than some sort of criticism towards the author. I only applaude Duncan for his knowledge of Communism era. Rather than commenting on the article itself i have posted a reply on my blog at stasik.wordpress.com. Would like to see it as the start of the discussion rather than some sort of criticism towards the author. I only applaude Duncan for his knowledge of Communism era.

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