• snackage [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Critical support for the Russian op in their righteous fight against NATO imperialism.

    But seriously. No russian ever dropped bombs on my people and no Russian gets hard thinking about bombing Tehran. You can fuck of with that enlightened Centrism shit.

    • disco [any]
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      4 years ago

      It’s not “enlightened centrism” to consume media critically. Russia isn’t some anti-imperialist bulwark, they’re just another empire advancing their own interests.

        • disco [any]
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          4 years ago

          Critical support for the CCCP, but Russia is unabashedly capitalist and reactionary. Like is this seriously a pro Putin board all of a sudden?

          Edit: Putin stans can eat shiiiiiit

            • disco [any]
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              4 years ago

              Yeah, not going to apologize for being born in the US, in case you didn’t know it’s not easy to leave, otherwise I’d have done so already for what it’s worth.

              Kind of curious where you think I’m making “vitriolic accusations” though. I said Gray Zone was a Russian op. I stand by that, but I still read it. I just think it’s important to be aware that they’re also pushing a national interest.

              • CyborgMarx [any, any]
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                4 years ago

                That is literally a baseline take that even a radlib like Chomsky appreciates, how the fuck is that remotely "iNsUfFeRaBle"

                Moralistic virtue signaling about dictators your country helped bring to power will always remain the actual insufferable position, sorry

                • Sincerity [comrade/them]
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                  4 years ago

                  Yes, criticism of modern Russia under a literal autocrat is big time “moralistic virtue signalling”.

                  Get outta here. The motherland is dead and gone and any leftist ought rightfully to criticise the current apparatus of power and corruption in Russia.

                  Even mentioning Russia in the same breath as China and Bolivia is completely asinine.

                  • CyborgMarx [any, any]
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                    4 years ago

                    Yes, criticism of modern Russia under a literal autocrat is big time “moralistic virtue signalling”.

                    If you're an American, YES, especially if you neglect intentionally or otherwise to pair said criticism with the context of HOW and WHY Putin came to power

                    The motherland is dead and gone and any leftist ought rightfully to criticise the current apparatus of power and corruption in Russia.

                    Ok and? You do realize you have absolutely zero moral, political, or social clout to effect change in Russia, again moralistic virtue signalling

                    Even mentioning Russia in the same breath as China and Bolivia is completely asinine.

                    How about mentioning Russia in the context of NATO, is that asinine? Or is agitating for a Second Russian collapse in the span of 30 years somehow "woke" now?