It really have all possible checkmarks. Note Poland in “bad guys” lmao.

  • Just gonna say.

    There is ZERO reason to EVER consider Cuba to be a bad guy. Unless being made poor is the mark of evil.

    Seriously. If anyone thinks Cuba is any kind of bad guy; then you can ignore anything they ever say.

  • @SpaceDogs@lemmygrad.ml
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    Portugal??? I know communisms is treated fairly well there (please correct me if I’m wrong) but their government is only socialist in name (and a NATO doormat)

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      Yea its weird when u look up Socialist governments on wikipedia, DPRK is listed in the same section as Portugal(Socialism is in its constitution but not Marxist-Leninist, how they chose DPRK to not be ML is beyond me)

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          On the 25th of April 1974 the Armed Forces Movement crowned the long resistance and reflected the deepest feelings of the Portuguese people by overthrowing the fascist regime.

          Freeing Portugal from dictatorship, oppression and colonialism represented a revolutionary change and the beginning of an historic turning point for Portuguese society.

          The Revolution restored their fundamental rights and freedoms to the people of Portugal. In the exercise of those rights and freedoms, the people’s legitimate representatives are gathered to draw up a Constitution that matches the country’s aspirations.

          The Constituent Assembly affirms the Portuguese people’s decision to defend national independence, guarantee citizens’ fundamental rights, establish the basic principles of democracy, ensure the primacy of a democratic state based on the rule of law and open up a path towards a socialist society, with respect for the will of the Portuguese people and with a view to the construction of a country that is freer, more just and more fraternal.

          Meeting in plenary sitting on 2 April 1976, the Constituent Assembly does hereby pass and decree the following Constitution of the Portuguese Republic:

          In the preamble, but I’d say it’s mostly a left-over from the Carnation Revolution (the people had obviously very strong left aspirations back then), coupled with the fact that the term “socialism” only to marxist-leninists has a firm definition and to everyone else means different things. If you look at the constituent assembly that wrote the constitution you’ll see some parties with some left sounding names:

          Not actually socialist in the leninist sense, but social-democratic at best. At the time really liked to surround itself with the æsthetics of socialism.

          Not actually social-democratic.

          Repressed by and opposer of the New State. It existed even before the end of the first republic, being the oldest still existing portuguese party. It is a marxist-leninist party and had a big role in what would happen right after the 25th of April. One could accuse it of being revisionist, like some once US funded parties do, but I’m not going to do that since I do not know enough about the party.

          • Some other parties (CDS-PP (Democratic and Social Center - People’s Party (lol)), MDP/CDE (no longer exists), UDP (also no longer exists), ADIM (Macau is no longer a Portuguese colony)),
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            Thank you, I never did much digging, I just found it on Wikipedia, and knew it wasn’t Socialist but that preamble gives some context

  • QueerCommie
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    121 year ago

    For potential “good” isn’t india in Brics and Saudi Arabia also trying to get in, also isn’t Argentina lefty?

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      India government is pretty fashy even though it does deals with Russia, and more likely because internet is full of indian trolls spreading anticommunist brainrot nearly on the level of ukrainian ones.

      Saudi Arabia is one of the most reactionary states on Earth, literally the last functioning absolute monarchy.

      • Saudi Arabia is one of the most reactionary states on Earth, literally the last functioning absolute monarchy.

        Even worse is Saudi princes, literally just being rich for being born into a prince family, I am literally mesmarized by how saudis still haven’t gone berserker on them.

      • QueerCommie
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        51 year ago

        I know they’re both terrible, but I’m just surprised oop put them on the good guy list

    • ☭CommieWolf☆
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      India is very neutral in most foreign policy matters, and Saudi Arabia while interested in Brics is heavily integrated into the US petro-dollar scheme and is also full of US bases.

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      What’s up with Greece, I haven’t paid much attention to them lately, I just remember people saying their economy was doing bad

      • Greece is in a huge debt to EU and Germany, they are forced to be in NATO and EU, government is a western puppet and people normally do not like that, they also have fairly strong communist party.

  • Average PFLP Enjoyer
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    there are no good guys and bad guys there is simply the imperialist camp and those they try to exploit

    except for the state of israel they can be bad guys

  • DankZedong
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    91 year ago

    I like how this person adds the entire EU to the good guys but manages to add Denmark and Spain, both EU members, to potential