Please don’t forget NY we want In too.

But when government has social programs it’s socialism. It’s in the name!

I don’t think this needs a /s, but the world doesn’t fucking make any sense.

When you grow up in the heart of imperialism it’s hard to see who you’re hurting. It’s what you do when you know better that defines you.

It just turned me into a communist.

I always have to recommend Vampire: The Masquerade, Bloodlines. Cheesy AF game from the early 'aughts, but it holds a special place in my heart and is a fantastic RPG. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAIR9faz9pM

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At least get the people in the quote right.

I would argue that’s an issue of perspective, were I to post things that are hypercritical of western propaganda on world, I would be and have been banned there too. Managing propaganda is not the same thing as the claims made above.

Nowhere in that link was there claims that only the state has a monopoly on violence.

Edit: And I have absolutely been critical of Russia on their communities. As for the China critiques, I imagine they’re tired of the same western propaganda ad nauseum

I have not experienced that. But I agree with your position otherwise

The lemmy.ml in my name for a reason. My realization moment was while I was in the military ironically enough.

May the adjuster enjoy his well earned respite.

The adjuster, fates willing, will find them none the less.

Why should he? It’s already been made clear there is no law for the ruling class. Mind your place pleb.

Cannot upvote this enough. That nostalgia OP is on about is alive and well in holdfast.

We seem to be doing a fine job of “othering” each other right now.

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I tell my boys I love them. Kisses on the forehead before we part too.

Modern Russia is an imperialist shit hole. There you got a straight answer.

That’s the rub,

You think government is inherently bad. I think they, and us by reflection are a product of their material conditions. Governments are a reflection of a people’s relationship with material. IE - America says “Greed is Good” Ergo we get the corporate profits over people shitfest we have now. The first step towards breaking that hold is education and organization at a community level. So that is where I focus.

I could get into a big lecture/discussion about Dialectical Materialism, the conditions requiring a vanguard, how that vanguard should be defined ect. ect. ect, how we as a people work to stop capitalist vampirism and “corporatism” (capitalism in a trench coat) - but I don’t think that would help.

Alternatively, I could pull the typical Tankie “Read theory” at this point (and I do think that is what is needed for us to continue this conversation, but I admit it’s a copout that doesn’t really give you a good starting point. Really though the first 2 pages of the manifesto would give you the gist of what I’m trying to say here.)

So, where do we go from here? - If you have a suggestion, I would be happy to talk more.

EDIT: The post above this was just saying that I was trying to “No u” him, but he called me a bad name, so the mod tagged it, just for context. To be fair, I am saying that it happened and happens in many cases, so I can see the argument, I just think it’s inaccurate.

We both do. I just don’t hide from that fact and work to minimize the damage.