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I don't think socialist countries can protect themselves without seeming scary and authoritarian, because the capitalist countries assailing them simply have better PR. Every state takes on "authoritarian" traits to protect itself when there's a perceived threat, but capitalist countries have a broader and more established media empire to run defense for them, and to frame socialist defensive efforts in a negative light.
The only thing that might change that is stuff like climate change and the continuation of the pandemic (and the wider collapse of society it will produce) forcing people to accept ideas and solutions they wouldn't have been willing to entertain before.
I don't think socialist countries can protect themselves without seeming scary and authoritarian, because the capitalist countries assailing them simply have better PR. Every state takes on "authoritarian" traits to protect itself when there's a perceived threat, but capitalist countries have a broader and more established media empire to run defense for them, and to frame socialist defensive efforts in a negative light.
The only thing that might change that is stuff like climate change and the continuation of the pandemic (and the wider collapse of society it will produce) forcing people to accept ideas and solutions they wouldn't have been willing to entertain before.
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