Iran hangs homosexuals. Iran shot 30,000 people in less than than 2 weeks. The Soviet Union had to build a fucking Iron wall to prevent people from escaping. The Soviets lied about the Chernobyl nuclear explosion. China censors the internet. China wants to eliminate Islam. North Korea is a totalitarian hellscape. Watching anime is a crime.

Why is lemmy.ml so fascinated with authoritarians?

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[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 42 points 4 months ago (2 children)

"i'm in favor of every anti-imperialism except the one that inconveniences me"

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[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 26 points 4 months ago

actually that's way too generous to them

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[–] radio_free_asgarthr@hexbear.net 20 points 4 months ago

"I'm in favor of anti-imperialism, in that I can say I don't support any individual atrocity of imperial powers. But the empires are still better than everyone else and should still rule" - FTFY

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