Thoughts?

Is this imperialism by China, a country which is supposed to be left-wing? Leftists are normally anti-imperialism. Wouldn’t it be better to let Taiwan democratically decide whether they want to be part of China or not?

  • citizen4509@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    Leftists are normally anti-imperialism.

    Extreme left is the same as extreme right. Soviet Union was also left wing but they were very imperialist as well and oppressing. Basically like the Nazis but in denial.

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      5 hours ago

      Authoritarianism and leftism are incompatible ideologies. The PRC and USSR both failed at their worker revolutions and swiftly ended up with corrupt oligarchy still controlling the means of production and hoarding the fruits of production. That’s not left-wing, that’s the far-right con game.

      • hunnybubny@discuss.tchncs.de
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        4 hours ago

        You are saying the same thing. He just skips the bullshit everyone peddles on purpose or still eats up the propaganda.

        Soviets and bolsheviks were never communists.

        They were fascists all along.

        You think nazis did not believe they were doing it for the good of all? Come the fuck on.

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      15 minutes ago

      Dude. No.

      Extreme right equates to genocide of anyone deemed unworthy.

      Extreme left equates to a lot of regulations to keep any company from treating people differently based on group affiliation. Often blindly and without understanding there are exceptions. Basically a belief in left wing social progression but extreme and without an understanding of the why.

      They aren’t the same. At all.