• nullspace@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    “We can talk about socialized healthcare and the evils of capitalism all day, but before we go any further I need you to pass this two-factor authentication by criticizing China and Russia.”

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      2 hours ago

      This comment is so real it hurts.

      I just had someone trying to convince me that Russia can’t be imperialist because they oppose the US, an imperialist nation.

      … that’s not the definition of “imperialist,” my dear tankie.

      Not sure if linking it so others can laugh/cry is “brigading” worthy of getting me banned off of various Lemmy communities/instances or not.

      Fuck it, here’s the thread:

      https://lemmy.world/comment/25044062

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      but that’s not even what this post is suggesting we do. It’s just recognizing that China and Russia are also imperialist states, so we should be mindfull of where the information we consume comes from, since they’re all shoving propaganda down our throats and pitting us against one another, for their own imperialist intentions.

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      Ah yes, let’s complain when people post factual memes about countries that both commit genocide, and are both heavily invested in destabilizing western governments

      I take it you’re one of those “free” thinkers too?

      How hard is it to recognize that, yes, the US is fucking evil, yes, always has been, but that the exact same goes for Russia and China? Ooohh, what a concept, multiple parties being evil? *brain explodes