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If you had to pick any American (living or dead) to be the head of a communist state, who would it be? (hexbear.net)
submitted 4 months ago by UmbraVivi@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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They have to be or have been a US citizen.

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[–] Breath_Of_The_Snake@hexbear.net 33 points 4 months ago (3 children)

John Brown. Look at what he managed to do with a small militia and imagine him with a proper military.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 21 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Imagine John Brown with a tank 👍

[–] Breath_Of_The_Snake@hexbear.net 18 points 4 months ago

Inventing a larger Time Machine so I can give John brown a Sherman firefly

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

jb-shining yes-hahaha-yes-l

[–] Breath_Of_The_Snake@hexbear.net 25 points 4 months ago

I know he would be bad on a lot of stuff in terms of domestic policy because of religion, but he’d definitely be on the ground in Gaza if he were alive today.

Side note: John Brown going communist and being head of state would definitely result in revolution export. He’d do Che style heroics except with the military going with him.