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Ummmm achually America has become authoritarian under trump it wasn’t before though

Ah yes because the only way one can influence politics is by directly making the decision.

A national defense council or something like that, I forget the name, made the decision. And the decision only lasts while they’re under martial law.

Oh well since it’s legal and they have to do it due to martial law I guess their hands are twisted. Such unfortunate circumstances really.

And it’s parties with ties to Russia, the country actively invading them. Boo fucking hoo, the invader’s allies are restricted.

I personally think it is a bad thing when habeas corpus gets dissolved. I think it’s a bad thing when you get arrested because the government does not like who you associate with. Even if my government were to think my associates are undesirables. But that’s just me, thinking you should be free to do stuff like talk to people. Or write in Russian. Or speak russian. Or vote. Or at least vote in the regions that aren’t actively invaded, which is part of the whole martial law thing. But that’s just me, thinking people should have their democratic rights protected. I suppose if you’re a fascist you think it’s awesome when ethnic minorities get persecuted, the freedom of assembly gets destroyed, the right to vote, the right to speak out and so many other rights get suppressed, is awesome. Especially since it’s legal to do. It’s not like governments ever lie or anything, it’s not like there’s any reason to doubt their motives, it’s not like the political parties that get targeted are very conveniently the ones in opposition. It’s not like politicians ever try to construct a narrative about what they do.
In fact I remember when Putin invaded he said word for word “I am invading Ukraine. I don’t care what people think. I do this because I am evil, I want to make Russia bigger and I am jealous of zelensky. I order this personally and in spite of the popular will.” That’s how it works after all. These guys can’t lie, so he must’ve said that.

I’ve got my dunks in, so I’m gonna block you now, since it’s obvious you’re too thickheaded to understand what is being told.

Lmao this mf out here citing Wikipedia! What’s next, gonna quote freedom burger institute?
My guy even you dipshitted quote implies what imperialism actually entails.

obviously I just don’t understand what words mean!

Admitting it is the first step

I did, I just wanted to explain whyi people don’t always interact in the best way possible with “arguments” online

When it’s the 1000th time you run into the same dumbass trodded-through pinkwashing of american empire, you tend to get a bit snarky. It’s like a flat earther demanding to be taken seriously when they yell about curvature or whatever.

Imperialism is when a country does stuff, capitalism is when a country has modes of production

Seriously if there was one tendency I could remove it’d be the one where people pick up stuff through cultural osmosis and then act as if they know anything about it, without ever actually doing any proper research into it.

Oh well since it’s legal then that’s alright. Guess slavery is fine too, as long as the constitution says it is.

Whataboutism is a made up propaganda concept popularised by a zionist and spread by the CIA.

“Imperialism is when a country invades another country under any circumstance”

I fucking hate how you libs sling out terminology you do not understand. Imperialism isn’t just a word used to describe when “bad country does military stuff”. It’s an academic term, it’s a part of capitalist exploitation, it’s an actual process, not just some word every dumbass can shit out to describe what they don’t like. Imperialism is when I fuck your mom.

Even when you routinely bomb civilians?

?? Even amnesty has noted that Russia is the ones to make civilian escape corridors from areas under siege, while Ukraine shells them.

What western propaganda does to an MF. Get out of the echo chamber.

If Russia is clearly only after the Donbass, why did it try to quickly force an end to the war before thousands of people died and a bunch of infrastructure was destroyed? Truly a conundrum.

This is hilarious especially when it comes to Ukraine. History began in 2022 I guess.
It’s also funny with Russia lmao. Yeah it’s definitely the russians that are the issue when it comes to election interference lmao.

Oh well since he had a reason to suspend elections indefinitely and it was legal for him to do so… Nothing at all wrong with that. That’s not textbook dictatorship shit or anything.
Just like how it was legal for him to make a bunch of opposition parties illegal. Since it was legal there’s no issue at all.

You obviously don’t get it. He had a reason to suspend elections AND it was legal for him to do so. Totally fine then.

Flakesbonglers evergreen meme

Uyghur people at least did go to a reeducation camp but what happened with them is not what they think and the government had a real reason to waste resources on that, to contain terrorism and the “genocide” have more “”“”“documentation”“”"(written by the same fucking weirdo) so I can understand people falling for this shit.

Yeah exactly. Honestly wish people knew what happened instead of the propaganda, because I’d love to see it treated like a case study. It should have been seen as a novel data point when it comes to public policy about curtailing religious radicalisation. Instead it became a redditism written by a man “on a mission from god to crush communism”.

I will defend China because it’s doing good. It has lifted 100s of millions out of poverty.nit is the only country that is on track to hit the goals set by the Paris climate agreement - many years ahead of schedule. It invests heavily in public infrastructure, to the good of the people. It has become a fantastic producer of solar energy panels, which will be needed to ensure a livable future - in fact China does so many wonders in the fields of climate science, energy production and so much more. It has one of the best democratic systems I have ever seen - and that shows in the belief its citizens have in the democratic processes of China. It is one of the only countries that has taken Big Tech seriously - curtailing it rather than letting it foment genocides and spread misinformation. It is the only country that actually makes billionaires answer to the law. It has made great strides with it’s anti-corruption campaigns as well, something I wish I would see elsewhere.
The critiques I have of the nation are likewise being rectified. LGBTQ rights are constantly being expanded for example.

Why do you assume support of a country is contingent on how one feels about another country?

I don’t hate the US because of anything to do with China. I hate the US because of what the US is and does.

You have a very simplistic worldview.

There’s like a whole Disney world ride with him in china lol. This has been the weirdest lie every dumbass buys, right next to “le Chinese bots” as if the “biggest reddit city” wasn’t a US military base.
It’s always funny being accused of “falling for Chinese propaganda” by someone who unironically believes Winnie The Pooh stories.
Or Uyghur stories for that sake, though I can lend them a little more patience, since you have to read a little bit of the “report” to realise it.

both are shit

This is the least nuanced take available and is just rhetorical cover for “status quo good”

These are just two different models of authoritarism.

There are four different models presented. Thank you for putting this first so I know not to waste my time reading the rest.