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Tankies hate this one weird trick (slrpnk.net)
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I don't like spending this much time arguing against campism but they just keep talking at me.

A picture of Gus Friv captioned "I'm cool with communism because I don't believe it has to be authoritarian; you're cool with communism because you don't mind if its authoritarian; we are not the same."
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[–] -3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (10 children)

One man in charge of a country for the rest of his life without elections is pretty authoritarian, whether it’s fascism or not, don’t you think?

That’s China, Russia, and North Korea, comrade.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 weeks ago (9 children)

    Well, thanks for pointing out that you don't know the difference between a lack of term limits and AuThOrItArIaNiSm!!!!1!!!!one!!!!

    Leaders popular in their own countries tend to get re-elected, more news at 11!

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  • [–] -3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (8 children)

    I hope this is a bit. The idea of a real person believing Putin, Xi, and the Kims keep getting reelected under fair, democratic processes is just too sad to contemplate.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 weeks ago (7 children)

    The idea of a real person believing US State Department canards about places they have zero personal knowledge of is far sadder.

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  • [–] 0 points 4 weeks ago (6 children)

    This is no better than the MAGA bubble, where everything is “fake news.” You live on another planet.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 weeks ago (5 children)

    Yes, one where things aren't true just because abserious-looking millionaire in a suit said them into a camera.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 weeks ago (4 children)

    You think Americans learn about the governments of other countries just from watching cable news? Regular citizens from western countries travel there, and expats from those countries come over here. And because we have freedom of speech (unlike in Russia, China, and North Korea), they are able to tell us what those places are like.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (3 children)

    Translation: you listened to Yeonmi Park and Falun Gong's propaganda show, and believed them.

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  • [–] 0 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

    So it’s a vast conspiracy that everyone who travels to or has lived in these places is in on. Got it.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 weeks ago (1 child)

    No, but if that's what you have to tell yourself to avoid thinking critically about the "every man in the DPRK must have Kim Jing Un's haircut" narrative then I guess no one can stop you.

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