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Living in the west as an actual communist can feel so lonely and frustrating, just watching all around you as the people so close to you get programmed by capitalist propaganda, and you having absolutely nothing to do, especially when they are your parents. It feels like you’re isolated out on an island, even when living in western society.
P.S why does this post already have 4 downvotes?
Western libs can't handle being hated, especially not by those outside the binary
As a Singaporean who is staying in Malaysia, I can relate despite the fact that I’m not even living in a western country. Conservatism is so popular for some reason.
Almost as if it's about living under capitalism, and not really "east vs west"
Also as a Malaysian, liberalism is everywhere, although I’d say the west is worse in that regard. At least there is some semblance of a left in Malaysia, with some factions of the DAP and the PSM, and also among the Chinese community in Malaysia. However, with the Perikatan Nasional and PAS in particular getting more power and popularity amongst the Malays, and especially the youth, Malaysia is spiraling down into more fascism, as if Malaysia wasn’t fascist enough. Chin Peng really should have won :(
That reason is fear and outrage. People have been convinced this is the best we can do, and they don't want to be looking at other solutions to their problems. But at the same time they realize that their situation is shitty and want to do something about it. Conservatives and fascists appeal emotionally to the past ("remember when things were better and our country was great") and offer it as a solution to our problems today, while promising minimal sacrifice required. Instead they throw the blame on easy targets (immigrants, weak politicians, social welfare, our economy is not competitive enough, inneficient bureaucracy, regulations/protections stopping progress, etc) and direct people's hate towards that.