Not to mention GZDongers posting straight up Kadyrov PR vids or being friends with Russian nationalists. Like ok I enjoy seeing Azov getting slapped around too but the civvies don't deserve this shit, and you certainly shouldn't be siding with weirdo Putin loving Tsar supporters on this. Still posting there trying to make these zoomers understand what the "critical" part of critical support means lmao.
sometimes it's hard to differentiate between opposing a fascist government and supporting the other bad government doing bad things to them. Especially when you're young and likely to be contrarian and are constantly swamped in such violently racist ideology towards one side which doe snot deserve it. I'd argue a lot of younger online leftists are still kinda childish or not fully de-libified and their brain is operating the same sequence that leads to rooting for the empire in star wars. There's also a certain amount of being told a russia suporter that makes you want to go "okay, maybe I am."
Sometimes I struggle with this thought process. Someone will mention something bad happening to Russian troops and my lizard brain reacts negatively, but I have to remind myself that they're nationalist shitheads too.
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I have definitely seen r/genzdongers cheering the russian army as if it was cool and good. They behave like strawmen.
Not to mention GZDongers posting straight up Kadyrov PR vids or being friends with Russian nationalists. Like ok I enjoy seeing Azov getting slapped around too but the civvies don't deserve this shit, and you certainly shouldn't be siding with weirdo Putin loving Tsar supporters on this. Still posting there trying to make these zoomers understand what the "critical" part of critical support means lmao.
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That post isn't bad, at least the reading I'm making.
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Ah, yes.
sometimes it's hard to differentiate between opposing a fascist government and supporting the other bad government doing bad things to them. Especially when you're young and likely to be contrarian and are constantly swamped in such violently racist ideology towards one side which doe snot deserve it. I'd argue a lot of younger online leftists are still kinda childish or not fully de-libified and their brain is operating the same sequence that leads to rooting for the empire in star wars. There's also a certain amount of being told a russia suporter that makes you want to go "okay, maybe I am."
Sometimes I struggle with this thought process. Someone will mention something bad happening to Russian troops and my lizard brain reacts negatively, but I have to remind myself that they're nationalist shitheads too.
I’ve genuinely yet to come across leftwingers over 18 years old who actually support Putin.
Ah I have pretty much steered clear of Reddit aside from like 3 hobby subreddits.
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