• KurtVonnegut [comrade/them]
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      9 hours ago

      The American media propagated the idea that Yeltsin was "good" for Russia even as he helped oligarchs destroy the post-Soviet economy and drive the common people into desperate poverty. As long as the stocks go up, western media does not care how many poors die. Milei is doing IMF austerity on steroids, which is exactly what the global north wants, therefore Milei gets positive mainstream media coverage.

    • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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      11 hours ago

      Supposedly, he's caused a "deficit" for like a month or two. R/worldnews has been having a circle jerk over it.

    • ElChapoDeChapo [he/him, comrade/them]
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      12 hours ago

      I guess if they start from the framework of China = BAD then maybe this is the logical outcome

      Who keeps getting all the fascism in the anticommunism? who-did-this