• ultraviolet [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    "You need to be patriotic and proud of your genocidal empire otherwise you're not a real communist"

    • hexaflexagonbear [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      "Nationalism" and "patriotism" takes on a completely different meaning when discussing former colonies too. It's wild to be a Marxist and completely ignore imperialism, and why there might be differing notions of "patriotism" in the imperial core vs the periphery.