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The argument from Zinoviev and Stalin was that the desire for peaceful transition was stronger in Social Democrats than their desire for transition, and so when the chips are down they would either stay out of the conflict or join the fascists. As such social democrats should be treated as moderate fascists. As fascist aligned. Not because their policies were the same (Although some post facto justification has since been made about how social democratic reforms forestall revolution) but because when conflict would come they would not be on the communist side. (Although even Zinoviev makes a big damn separator between the average social democrat and Noske, something the current adherents of social fascism don't, because nobody reads)
This theory was abandoned, repudiated and looked upon with scorn by the comintern after the end of the third period, in favor of the popular front.
Sure. Which is reason #94856 why its funny to see people who support this theory get bent out of shape when you call Russia fascist.
But also, calling right wing forces against the revolution isn't special. Its not special to say that Ford isn't gonna be on the barricades. But it is noteworthy that people who ostensibly support the socialist project will find themselves aligned with arch reaction because they are more committed to preventing revolutionary violence than they are to socialist ideals to the extent that they would rather accept reactionary violence.
I think there is a minor matter of wording that causes a lot of the argument here. Fascism is one wing and SocDems are the other. SocDems are not fascists, they are part of the larger body of capitalism that fascists are also part of and therefore will side with fascists when the body is threatened.
yeah, stalin was kinda just riffing.