Sorry if the title is a bit weird, I’m curious about what made you believe what you do. Mainstream leftism usually doesn’t go any further than trans rights or maybe UBI in some places, at least from what I know, so what made you go beyond that? You can answer generally or talk about a specific belief, just wanna see what caused the more radical opinions in you
I’m particularly curious about what changed your opinions about the USSR and China, most people think they’re awful, but in here they’re really liked and defended, I’ve even seen a lot of posts denying the Tiananmen massacre and the Holodomor and stuff like that, what made you go to such lengths?
As for my opinion on actually existing socialism, it was learning about their historical context. It’s easy to criticise with 2020 hindsight and the comfort of your chair. I still have criticisms and yes socialist nations should be held a higher standard. And you also have to mind who you are talking to, focusing on the criticisms makes little sense if talking to a lib who is only gonna agree on that.