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[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

even one of the mods is a commie

[–] Arn_Thor@feddit.uk 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

PSA: Not every commie is a tankie

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I disagree. I personally don't see any reason why someone would seriously see communism as legit without shoving there head in the sand. At least the free market doesn't lead to mass starvation. To be fair it isn't a black and white thing but communism is a failed system from the 20th century

[–] Arn_Thor@feddit.uk 1 points 2 months ago

Geez. The question isn’t whether communism is a good idea. It’s whether every communist is a Russia-supporting tankie. They’re just not. Some recognize Russia’s imperialism for what it is

[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I was using them interchangably