Imperialism, authoritarianism and oppression is bad all around m'kay

Remember folks: China is communist in the same way that North Korea is democratic and the Nazis were socialist.

It's just a smokescreen.

"NOOOOOOO you have to pick one of the two teams or you're a RADICAL CENTRIST!!!!"

You are banned from /c/hexbear

This is just like how I can praise so many things about China, push back against anti-China US propaganda, and still not pretend it isn’t an authoritarian regime where Xi made himself essentially life time president now.

Speaking of that, are there any left leaning subs that aren’t delusional?

TYpIcAl ShItLiB

Really though, the level of imperialism apologizing I've seen has been pretty humorous on this platform. Like people will say with a straight face that we need to support our client state Israel to secure our regional interests. It's the same song and dance from the concert of Europe giving guns to the corrupt African client kings so they can murder the other guy's corrupt African client kings. All for the noble civilizing influence of the state. But this time it'll turn out different. Just like it was different every other fucking time an empire ideologically justified it's imperialism. Because this one time is exceptional, unlike all the other instances of exceptionalism. Furthermore, I consider Carthage to need to be destroyed

No no, you don't understand. America bad, therefore anything against America is automatically good. It doesn't matter who it is or what they do.

As a Venezuelan who's against Yankee imperialism and our current oppressive """""Socialist""""" government, I approve this message.

I think people should separate

A) ideal world they want
B) what has to be done now to survive because everyone is an asshole

The US is the biggest source of imperialism in the world. We don't have to always follow that up with "butwhatabout" to distract from that, which is what the US media machine does by running stories all the time to manufacture consent for its own imperialism.

How is this a shitpost? there's no shit!

This is literally why the LGBTQ+ community trusts neither the left nor the right, because historically both sides have brutalized them.

... or to hide their own imperialism.

"Quit hitting yourself, quit hitting yourself, quit hitting yourself"

"And thus I clothe my naked villainy : With odd old ends stolen forth from holy writ; and seem a saint, when most I play the devil."

Take away imperialism, authoritarianism and oppression, and what are we left with? Man I wish you were advocating anarchism, but I've almost given uphope of seeing people understand its wisdom.

Oh, you reminded me to check out Yanis Varoufakis's latest videos!

He talks of imperialism and the differences between China and the USA.

Thanks for the meme!

For those interested: https://lemmy.world/post/23027760

literally Canada :(

100% this.

Be sure to consider that the past examples of US imperialism were widely supported by Americans just like you. In hindsight, we can often see more clearly since we aren't immersed in the contemporary propaganda.

The crimes of the US empire dwarf anything you bring up on any "authoritarian" countries that are curiously always enemies of the US. No complaints on Myanmar here no sir!

"oppressive govts that use socialism to hide their atrocities" => welcome to European politics.

Wait, are you saying "both sides bad?" "Both sides are the same?" Am I hearing this right?

Look, if either Xi Jinping or Donald Trump is going to emerge as leader of a global hegemon, then any and all criticism of Xi Jinping is the exact same as being a Trump supporter. When are we going to do something about all these secret Trump supporters pretending to be leftists?

At least, that's what I'd say if I accepted the absurd logic of lesser evilism the liberals were constantly berating everyone with.

Fixed it .

Except US is biggest imperialist & no one intelligent is supporting Russia just cause "America Bad" Typical RadLib Let's hear your complains about Socialism (He's gonna call me a Tankie & ban me huh😂)

I'd say US imperialism is many magnitudes worse than any other governments, except for the brutality of Israel. Who else has more than 750 bases in at least 80 countries worldwide and spends more on its military than the next 10 countries combined. But sure Russia, Iran, China, North-Korea, Venezuela bad.