"We applaud the democratic revolutions that have transformed the former Communist bloc"

I love the rising wave of neo-fascism in eastern europe - National DSA

this is from their website

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(many DSA chapters are good and based ok, this post is dunking on the National DSA, not all chapters or the DSA on its entirety)

  • Coolkidbozzy [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    what the fuck

    are any of the states in the former bloc even left-wing?

    • UncleJoe [comrade/them]
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      4 years ago

      They kinda range from neoliberal to fascist thanks to these 'democratic revolutions' lol. Get me outta here :sicko-no:

    • Collatz_problem [comrade/them]
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      4 years ago

      Belarus is kinda SPD-level succdem, other states are even worse ranging from hardcore neoliberalism to shy fascism.

      • Pezevenk [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Ummm Belarus is really, really weird. Can't really call it "SPD level succdem", it's basically ruled by a socdem military general who decided to retain some elements of the old AES times while also getting some nationalism going on all while trying to do a weird balancing act trying to side with Russia over Europe but ALSO avoid Putin gaining full power over the country. It's pretty complex.

          • Pezevenk [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            I'm pretty sure he's also, like, some kind of former high ranking military officer or something right?

            • Collatz_problem [comrade/them]
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              4 years ago

              IIRC, he reached rank of Senior Leutenant before he retired, however, he became Lt. Colonel after being elected.

    • thelastaxolotl [he/him]
      hexagon
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      edit-2
      4 years ago

      i have seen some SWCC's saying belarus may count as one, but really all of them are conservative or in the case of hungary, ukraine and poland they are fascist governments

      • invalidusernamelol [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        This is what happens when you refuse to purge the nazis and then execute and ban from politics all the communists.

        • thelastaxolotl [he/him]
          hexagon
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          4 years ago

          thank god Lukashenko has made sure to block all far-right belorussians from having gov positions