Dearest Lemmygrad,
I don’t feel very sorry for the imperial core for getting inflation. Obviously poor people suffer the most, but up until recently that’s all who anything has ever affected. Now the commoner is being affected. It seems to me regular people in the imperial core have been the most passive slaves in history. They, and I could include myself at times, have been such comfortable slaves that they don’t really care what happens in the world. Not everyone obviously. It’s very much a NIMBY kind of attitude. But as soon as the consequences of imperialist military adventurism knocks on their door in the form of the Russian-Ukraine conflict, everyone freaks out. It turns into a both sides argument.
To me, from a global south country, I say good riddance. People have often wondered what it will take for the west to rise up. I say, nows the time. If Russia has proven anything is that the west is full of shit and that they can be challenged. Much of the west is so full of racist, xenophobic, lumpen proles reactionary, colonialist and imperial leeches. It’s like, damn, something that happens in the world is actually affecting you? So sad. Cry me a river. Welcome to the club of what life is like for everyone else. Maybe now you’ll wake the fuck up and do something to get rid of those golden chains of unbridled consumerism you have so happily worn for so long.
Maybe the white-supremacist ideology of the west will crumble once Russia has a victory in Ukraine. For we all know, if anyone cared ab Ukrainian lives, the west would’ve surrendered or entered negotiations months, if not years ago. No, Russia is not some sort of ally, anti-imperialist or even socialist. Maybe their govt is kind of a joke. It will not be socialist, at least under putin. But I don’t really care at this point. The west needs to humble itself. Overall, it’s good for communists worldwide to know their resistance can prevail! Especially now that the west has shown it’s true colors.
Tl;dr I’m glad Russia is winning. The west’s racist ideology is crumbling. This probable victory helps show social movements can resist and overcome western aggression. The west can’t even beat their own pariah.
I feel shitty for thinking like this, but I can’t help but feel justified…? maybe I’m just a big ol’ callous asshole. Maybe it’s both.
Cheers, Samubai
No you are not, but I think it’s wrong to support the invasion of Ukraine. Here are some points to consider:
I think the PSL’s position is the best. They condemn NATO for this escalation. They do not condemn Russia nor support them in this invasion.
Honestly, I think the concept of “supporting” a foreign government that you have no influence over is silly anyway. It’s possible to simultaneously agree and disagree with the contradictions in a large multifaceted entity. You might even say it’s dialectical to recognize those contradictions. Nothing is ever black and white.
The idea is that you make enough noise in your own country, to force your government to adopt your position. Of course that’s impossible now in NATO countries, since the propaganda is deafening and everyone thinks Russia is coming to invade us.
The last point about the invasion creating a bogeyman is totally inconsequential. Before the conflict in Donbass flared up, Russia was always seen as an enemy and a bogeyman. They (NATO) have always been drumming up manufactured consent and would do so regardless of the facts.
Just look at China, who hasn’t attacked anyone in decades. They are beating the drums of war based on total fabrications and propaganda lies. Whether there’s an invasion or not, this is how NATO operates.
PSL is wrong and going by their attitude; if they were in Russia’s driver seat; they would roll over and show belly while Russia got surrounded by advanced NATO weapons until the safest option they would have is to split up Russia just to save lives.
It is past time we should be talking about NATO as the existential immediate threat to humanity it actually is.
European communist parties go as far as condemning both NATO and Russia. So the PSL is far more lenient in this case.
With all due respect; their opinions are both immaterial and they both need to stop pretending that there is a version of the imperialism they condemn that isn’t necessarily expansionist and militarist.
Either the USA is trying to take over the world or they aint. And evidence suggests that they arent sitting around being defensive like Russia and China does.
How many tines does Europe and America have to prove to the world their entire existence is nothing less than a deliberate provocation at every moment?
Lol fr. I mean the war in Ukraine isn’t even over and they’re already salivating over Taiwan.