Under socialism, I don’t believe there should be freedom of speech for reactionaries, there’s still an active class struggle going on in the ideological sphere. Letting old ideas fester in the superstructure runs the risk of capitalist restoration.
Under communism, sure whatever, it’s not like any remaining reactionaries can do anything at that point.
This is actually a valid point with a historical precedent.
Notice how nearly nobody is genuinely advocating for the return of feudalism. It’s dead in the water, its few defenders so inconsequential that they’re politically impotent. Same for monarchism. The bourgeois revolution succeeded at killing those ideas entirely and as such there’s no real reason to suppress ideologies calling for their return.
Capitalism and liberalism will join them under a communist society. Isolated groups of nobodies who don’t understand history will call for their return, but there will be no actual weight behind their calls. No action will follow and any movements they develop will stagnant or wither and die.
Under socialism, I don’t believe there should be freedom of speech for reactionaries, there’s still an active class struggle going on in the ideological sphere. Letting old ideas fester in the superstructure runs the risk of capitalist restoration.
Under communism, sure whatever, it’s not like any remaining reactionaries can do anything at that point.
This is actually a valid point with a historical precedent.
Notice how nearly nobody is genuinely advocating for the return of feudalism. It’s dead in the water, its few defenders so inconsequential that they’re politically impotent. Same for monarchism. The bourgeois revolution succeeded at killing those ideas entirely and as such there’s no real reason to suppress ideologies calling for their return.
Capitalism and liberalism will join them under a communist society. Isolated groups of nobodies who don’t understand history will call for their return, but there will be no actual weight behind their calls. No action will follow and any movements they develop will stagnant or wither and die.