In recent years, we've seen it with Russia, China, Palestine, and now Yemen. I wonder when we'll see the racism resurface from otherwise "liberal" people in the future

  • Mindfury [he/him]
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    5 months ago

    Lebanon is 100% up next as a continuation of the Isntreal rampage chain - libs are suddenly going to unearth their decades of knowledge on Hezbollah and how they turn babies into Manoush or some shit

  • Teekeeus [comrade/them]
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    5 months ago

    Ukraine when it inevitably collapses

    It'll be because of the inferior slavic brainpan and not the west being insane and delusional

  • mathemachristian [he/him]
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    5 months ago

    Probably a Latam country, Brazil maybe? They're the "B" in "BRICS", or South Africa maybe since they wont shut up about the genocide in Palestine.

  • FunkyStuff [he/him]
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    5 months ago

    Brazil, although I had already seen a lot of racist takes that completely failed to account for historical conditions in how Protestant (more specifically Evangelical) groups that are largely petit bourgeois formed the base for support for Bolsonaro, not broad support from the uneducated masses the way a lot of white liberals characterized it, I expect the racism to ramp up with Lula, especially as Brazil couples with fellow BRICS countries more tightly. A lot more accusations of unspecific "corruption" with little evidence beyond the fabricated claims from previous scandals.

    • oktherebuddy
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      5 months ago

      there's always been a weird amount of racism about Brazil, I remember redditors foaming at the mouth about the "apocalympics" and then the only weird thing that happened was some diving pools got a strange color while being cleaned or something

  • RNAi [he/him]
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    5 months ago

    Resurface

    It never goes away nor hides, just switches focus

  • Comrade_J@lemmygrad.ml
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    5 months ago

    Well, definitely Iran. But given the rejection of defacto colonialism in the Sahel then throw some African nations in there.

    With the Belt and Road gaining traction any number of central and west Asian counties.

    Don’t forget about central and South America…

    And, finally, if Ukraine settles for a peace deal, which seems inevitable, then they’re next.

  • GarfGirl
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    5 months ago

    South Africa probably, either that or Ireland maybe

    • Blursty@lemmygrad.ml
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      5 months ago

      We're their money laundry, it won't be us. Unless you think the incumbent soc dems Sinn Féin are going to fundamentally change anything? They won't.

  • HumanBehaviorByBjork [any, undecided]
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    5 months ago

    I predict border security will become an even bigger issue, and the last vestiges of liberal concern for asylum seekers will be purged. "Round em up and kick em out" will become the explicit message of both parties. Potential NYT opinion piece headline: "Actually, Some Human Beings Are Illegal."

  • Sickos [they/them, it/its]
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    5 months ago

    🇱🇦 at some point the US is bound to remember that Laos exists and decide they need more bombs