Still weirds me out that there's unironic Gonzalo stans on the web

  • OutrageousHairdo [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    I can understand why people may be skeptical of PRC and DPRK - wtf did Cuba do? I'm always dumbfounded that Western leftists are actually willing to shit on that nation.

    • apparitionist [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      I’m always dumbfounded that Western leftists are actually willing to shit on that nation.

      why? That's exactly what I expect from their material conditions of being imperialist

    • Lundi [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      I don’t think nearly as many people are as skeptical about Cuba as this meme makes it seem.

    • effervescent [they/them]
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      3 years ago

      Cuba was the first AES state I came around on. But there’s still a lot of focus by Reddit libs on, for example, imprisonment of gay people under Castro. Here’s an article that’s decent on the subject for anyone not familiar. I don’t think it was nearly long enough ago to say “that’s the past so get over it”. Not even close. But it does seem like Cuba has done more restorative justice work on LGBTQ rights than is usually discussed.

    • fed [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      revisionism, adopting liberal capitalist policies (not saying i agree :meow-shining: )

      • HodgePodge [love/loves]
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        3 years ago

        How dare they adapt to survive to material conditions that have been imposed on them.

        • GenderIsOpSec [she/her]
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          3 years ago

          No one ever said that ultras are smart.

          All they know is dogma, books, complain and sit in an armchair.