@cm0002 to Lemmy Shitpost • 1 month agoImperialism, authoritarianism and oppression is bad all around m'kayimagemessage-square285arrow-up11.28Karrow-down162
arrow-up11.22Karrow-down1imageImperialism, authoritarianism and oppression is bad all around m'kay@cm0002 to Lemmy Shitpost • 1 month agomessage-square285
minus-square@MisterFroglink0•1 month agoI think in both cases (modern China, and the USSR), there is a genuine feeling/desire towards the ideals. In both cases though, it is co-opted for propaganda purposes, and falls pretty flat when inequality is off the charts. Which is a shame, if you have socialist beliefs I wish them the best though, and hope they figure things out to bring outcomes more in line with the ideals.
I think in both cases (modern China, and the USSR), there is a genuine feeling/desire towards the ideals.
In both cases though, it is co-opted for propaganda purposes, and falls pretty flat when inequality is off the charts.
Which is a shame, if you have socialist beliefs
I wish them the best though, and hope they figure things out to bring outcomes more in line with the ideals.