• ilost7489@lemmy.ca
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    12 hours ago

    China and the DPRK are oppressive, authoritarian states, and we should defend Ukraine’s right to self determination. I guess that completely nullifies my socialist beliefs because I don’t blindly love every government that brands itself as communist

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      10 hours ago

      Citizens in China of all ethnicities are satisfied with their government, even Harvard, Pew, and Statista quote a number higher than 90%.

      If they’re authoritarian, what is Klanada, where like 30% were satisfied with the government but all their options are somehow “the same” or “more nazi”?

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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      11 hours ago

      Ah yes, Ukraine’s right to self determination after the west overthrows the democratically elected government and turns it into a literal dictatorship where elections have been cancelled. Thank you for providing a human face to the meme.

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      11 hours ago

      I happen to agree with you on those but (much like yourself, probably) disagree with the US State dept on Cuba and Israel. Which I reckon makes me more of a leftist than all those tankies simping for Russia, which hasn’t had anything to do with communism for over 3 decades.

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        10 hours ago

        Lmao. Lenin had it right with “Left Communism: an Infantile Disorder”. You’re not a better leftist because you agree to hate the enemies of the US on their schedule while toothlessly condemning the US in the way they approve of.