https://twitter.com/BrianMteleSUR/status/1432413459627614219

    • andys_nuts [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      The U.S. hides it by portraying any mildly redistributive policy as three beers from Literally Hitler (remember, Stalin = Hitler). Therefore, whatever terrible stuff we're forced to do may be regrettable, but it's ultimately heading off something much worse.

      • star_wraith [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        That's where the power in the "communism killed 100 million people" lie comes from. Because if by it's nature, communism kills a lot, then we're justified in killing a couple million in Vietnam because Uncle Ho would have killed ten times that.

        The 100 million number was absolutely a CIA op, and a very effective one at that.

        • andys_nuts [none/use name]
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          3 years ago

          Yup, that's exactly the point. Make communism synonymous with the worst thing that can happen to a country, lube up that slippery slope to the point where "maybe we should have child labor laws" = communism, and pretty soon you're destroying a village in order to save it (from communism).