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I've seen the term ultras on here, but I am rather new to this community. Would someone mind giving me a definition of what an ultra is in this context? Thanks!
An ultra is a communist who is obsessed with strict adherence to previous communist theory rather than considering what is the sensible thing to do in a given real-world economic circumstance. You may also know them as a "book worshipper" or "that one guy who legally isn't allowed within 200 metres of a DnD party"
ah so like the bible thumpers of marxism?
Oh no I appreciate the details, and yeah that is kinda dumb. Isn't one of the tentants of communism that (I just woke up and smoked a bowl so sorry if I'm mis remembering WHO said it exactly) I'm pretty sure Lenin himself talked on was that the communist movement, revolution, and following state will look different in every region as geography, culture, and the current and future evolving political climate all create different conditions that we would have to find new and working solutions too. I'm an advocate of "Yeah shit's gunna get messy sometimes, so it's best to accept that, but to try and experiment with different policies in different parts of the region to see what works best both for the people, and for staying stable and sustainable, and we should strive to TRY different things as communists so we can find the things, whether structure of labor or production to ecological protections, what WORKS best for everyone." It seems wild to me that some people think we can just rely completely on theory. Yes its VERY important, but so is real world and practical experience, shit happens that no one expects and you gotta find solutions. That's just life.
If you're familiar with the MAGA (Make America Great Movement) movement in the USA, its kinda like that but with past Socialist/Communist countries as their base.