• RiikkaTheIcePrincess@kbin.social
      1·
      2 years ago

      America Also Bad!

      Seems like they usually leave out the “also” because apparently two things can’t be bad at the same time. Wouldn’t it be great to live in a world where only one thing is bad? I expect it’d be simpler, at least.

    • Thief_of_Crows@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      1 year ago

      Well, the citizens they killed were literally firing on them and killed around 150 soldiers. Meanwhile the military for the most part did not have guns. Not saying it is justified even then to use military force on striking workers, but a hell of a lot more justified than western media claims. Oh yeah, and literally no college students died that day, as well as nobody within a mile of Tianenmen Square.

    • JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl
      0·
      2 years ago

      I mean, China fucking sucks and is a shit authoritarian statist government but let’s not pretend America hasn’t done similar things.

      Ever heard the stories of how America won the right to unions?

      • Columbine Mine Massacre

      • Ludlow Massacre

      • Thibodaux Massacre

      • Battle of Blair Mountain

      • Herrin Massacre

      Hundreds of people killed in total because they were protesting.

      The difference in outcome is that back then the technology was more of a level playing field.

      • lud@lemm.ee
        1·
        2 years ago

        I wouldn’t call the ROG illegitimate since they won the civil war and they are recognised by pretty much every country in the world.

        That doesn’t mean I like them more though.

        Edit: PRC not ROG lol.

      • Psythik@lemm.ee
        01·
        2 years ago

        You’re not a real Marxist; you’re a Fascist cosplaying as one. Anyone who spends 5 minutes on Hexbear can figure it out. You’re not fooling anyone.

        Edit: Lots of people replying to me who are in denial, I see.

        • Catradora-Stalinism☭@lemmygrad.ml
          1·
          2 years ago

          fooling

          You really think that, don’t you?

          Maybe I’m just tired of hearing of these lies, I know china didn’t do it, and I know the story is a myth concocted from bits of reality and western media embellishing and skewing details. I’m really just trying to get a rise out of ya’ll.

          But how are we fascists? You think we are lying at all hours even when you aren’t looking? It would be easier to just be a fascist if that was the truth. Those movements already exist: Nazbols, MAGA communists, and the like. Why aren’t we them? Why do we always separate ourselves and constantly denounce them? Why do we go through what would be a ridiculous amount of effort to pretend to be communists? Pretend to be leftists? This is a ridiculous assertion in every way!

          I dare you to spend 5 minutes on hexbear, minutes not trying to hate us, and just look around. I may be scum yes, but I don’t think they are, far from it in fact. Maybe you’ll see that, or you’ll just keep being the way you are:

          Blind and hateful, lashing out at whatever you don’t understand.

        • abbotsbury@lemmy.world
          1·
          2 years ago

          I’ve seen every post of theirs in this thread and nothing seems fascist to me, perhaps you merely disagree with them.

  • bouh@lemmy.world
    0·
    2 years ago

    So the west is still hunting communists to this day? Easier than fixing climate or providing healthcare I guess.

  • Catradora-Stalinism☭@lemmygrad.ml
    02·
    2 years ago

    I wonder what happens when you watch the full video

    the one where the tanks politely wait for the man to leave and then continue on their way, away from the square.

      • Catradora-Stalinism☭@lemmygrad.ml
        02·
        2 years ago

        Your guess was as good as mine, he seem to hand the tanker groceries at one point, seems to gesture them to go back to the square, and has what looks like a full on convo with them.

        We don’t know what he said so its up in the air