▲ 213 ▼ Lemmy's iron curtain (thelemmy.club) submitted 2 years ago by bdonvr [A] to c/the_dunk_tank@hexbear.net 120 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://lemmy.world/post/6709939
[–] PaulSmackage@hexbear.net 96 points 2 years ago (5 children) Some absolutely massive brains posting in that thread. permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] axont@hexbear.net 93 points 2 years ago (2 children) Communism is when first world crackers make up utopias in their heads and then do nothing except criticize non-white countries permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Krem@hexbear.net 91 points 2 years ago (1 child) the soviet union and china weren't communist. I also don't like scary angry communists like various independence movements around the world, they look like the people they call "terrorists" on the news. when I say I'm a communist I mean I want to have a nice real communist country like Sweden, where they have a semi-functional healthcare system and communist parties get 0.5% of the vote and the party that wants to make being a foreigner illegal gets 57.5% permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Sprite@lemmy.ml 60 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 32 points 2 years ago that should be in the dictionary permalink fedilink source parent [–] Frank@hexbear.net 73 points 2 years ago (1 child) "Totalitarian" is arguably the most meaningless word, ever. Also, imagine being haunted by the specter of a country that hasn't existed since probably before you were born. Oh no! The big bad soviets are going to rise from the grave and steeeeeal yooooour graaaaaaain! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mardoniush@hexbear.net 33 points 2 years ago All political economies are totalitarian, save those in a state of upheaval. The fact they dont see capitalism as all encompassing and forcing a person to conform to it every second of the day is incredible. permalink fedilink source parent [–] determinism2@hexbear.net 57 points 2 years ago* State sponsored troll farms which existed for more than a year before these dipshits even heard of this platform. permalink fedilink source parent [+] rjs001@lemmygrad.ml 38 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Grimble@hexbear.net 23 points 2 years ago Lol the pathos of still thinking the scary Bolsheviks win every time (and it's BAD ok???) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] axont@hexbear.net 93 points 2 years ago (2 children) Communism is when first world crackers make up utopias in their heads and then do nothing except criticize non-white countries permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Krem@hexbear.net 91 points 2 years ago (1 child) the soviet union and china weren't communist. I also don't like scary angry communists like various independence movements around the world, they look like the people they call "terrorists" on the news. when I say I'm a communist I mean I want to have a nice real communist country like Sweden, where they have a semi-functional healthcare system and communist parties get 0.5% of the vote and the party that wants to make being a foreigner illegal gets 57.5% permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Sprite@lemmy.ml 60 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 32 points 2 years ago that should be in the dictionary permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Krem@hexbear.net 91 points 2 years ago (1 child) the soviet union and china weren't communist. I also don't like scary angry communists like various independence movements around the world, they look like the people they call "terrorists" on the news. when I say I'm a communist I mean I want to have a nice real communist country like Sweden, where they have a semi-functional healthcare system and communist parties get 0.5% of the vote and the party that wants to make being a foreigner illegal gets 57.5% permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Sprite@lemmy.ml 60 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Sprite@lemmy.ml 60 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 32 points 2 years ago that should be in the dictionary permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Frank@hexbear.net 73 points 2 years ago (1 child) "Totalitarian" is arguably the most meaningless word, ever. Also, imagine being haunted by the specter of a country that hasn't existed since probably before you were born. Oh no! The big bad soviets are going to rise from the grave and steeeeeal yooooour graaaaaaain! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mardoniush@hexbear.net 33 points 2 years ago All political economies are totalitarian, save those in a state of upheaval. The fact they dont see capitalism as all encompassing and forcing a person to conform to it every second of the day is incredible. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mardoniush@hexbear.net 33 points 2 years ago All political economies are totalitarian, save those in a state of upheaval. The fact they dont see capitalism as all encompassing and forcing a person to conform to it every second of the day is incredible. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] determinism2@hexbear.net 57 points 2 years ago* State sponsored troll farms which existed for more than a year before these dipshits even heard of this platform. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] rjs001@lemmygrad.ml 38 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Grimble@hexbear.net 23 points 2 years ago Lol the pathos of still thinking the scary Bolsheviks win every time (and it's BAD ok???) permalink fedilink source parent