Thread by @josephscalice

The racist attacks against me by the Stalinists were most recently occassioned by my criticism of their use of bestial and demonic iconography, drawing upon the racism and anti-Semitism of the far-right. In the thread I'm retweeting here I examined its history. 1/

https://twitter.com/josephscalice/status/1496302374029307912

Here is an example of what I am criticising. It is repugnant and monstrous. This is the man they heralded as "socialist" three years earlier. They will not explain his social role, so they draw on the iconography of fascism & Catholic medievalism. 2/

Their hysterical response has only confirmed my criticism. They are not appealing to reason, or making historical arguments. They are dredging up filth from the sewers of fascist portions of the internet and throwing it at me. 3/

https://twitter.com/i/status/1507198328282488835

The only reasoned explanation given for this bestial protest iconography literally cited Nazi artwork to justify the Stalinist depictions. The dragon on the right is wearing a Star of David and is being killed by the Nazi SS.
This precisely proves my point. 4/

The targets of the monstrous artwork of the Stalinists are not simply Duterte and Arroyo and company. It is also openly racist. Here is a bestial image of someone Chinese from a 2015 rally. This is age old racism they are cultivating. Their use of it is fascistic. 5/

The racist attacks against me are an expression of what has become the openly far-right character of Stalinist politics. The CPP's alliances with figures like Duterte has shifted much of its social base, particularly in the middle class, in an increasingly fascistic direction. 6/

I derive no pleasure from engaging with these trolls. But exposing their politics is needful. My aspiration is not to win over these layers but to educate the working class on the rotten character of Stalinist politics. A new way forward is needed. 6/end