Russia is not a far right country ,in fact Russia is one of the ONLY counties in Europe not led by a fascist maniac

If you know anything about geopolitics you would know that Russia is opposed by right wingers in the global south but supported by left wingers ,example (election with a pro trump candidate vs a pro Putin candidate)

Also let’s look at Putin’s policies : more tolerant on immigration than the USA ,Germany ,Poland ,Baltic states ,France

Abortion is legal and will likely never be removed as a right

Muslims and ethnic minorities are actually protected by the state

Is NOT viewed as a nationalist

His MAIN opponents are Nazis ,Neo Nazis ,monarchists (who are also Neo Nazis) , NeoLibs who want to privatize Russia

Is Putin a communist ? No he’s not and Russia is not a communist country by any means but that doesn’t fucking matter ,there are ONLY 5 communist countries on the fucking planet

And I hate this absolutely braindead thing from westerners not libs but comrades about Putin being a fascist ,I don’t respect liberals so I don’t care but I hate when our comrades say this while simultaneously defending Bashar Al Assad (rightfully)

If Bashar isn't a fascist (he isn’t but he has more reactionary opinions than Putin) than Putin isn’t

Also as for the Russia is anti communist thing ,yes I don’t care ,Russia is not even close to being the most anti communist country in the world proven by the fact it’s literally an ally of communist states and Putin is not much of an anti communist as a lot of Russian are these days (unfortunately) as well as his opposition

Putin also isn’t really a dictator but this one is more complicated as elections are rigged in Russia just not to a full extent ,most Russians would vote for Putin even if elections were completely fair but there is indeed corruption

Sorry for how angry I have been but I can’t tolerate nonsense

And please mods I’m not gonna deal with any of the libs that will reply to this comment ,it’s your job

In my country (and most western countries as well), there has been a cultural projection of demonizing russia and its populace since at least the end of the napoleonic war. What is progressive about helping further that project with more intellectually sound criticism of russia? I am not russian. Is that not in fact the cultural imperialism by the west that demands that even revolutionaries must use their words to further strengthen its reach?

The demand of the western left to be ever critical of revisionist and communist states before is ridiculous - culture is swamped with antagonism against them already. Its is an demand to ease western chauvinist narratives into our own. It is 2025 not 1914 - there are no "camps". It is a few states, many of which are not as independent of the us as many like to believe, against a global empire.

It's my favorite thing when neoliberal slime appropriate the stupidest elements of Trotskyism.

Also, I have no respect for anyone who uses the word "oligarch" to mean "Asiatic-style capitalist" and I struggle to conceive how professed anticapitalists can still like her. Well, of course I can, she's part of their consumer lifestyle brand, she's an affectation of quippy, artsy, intellectualism that is so much more effective at bringing about real change by punching left over and over and over.

Lenin invented revolutionary defeatism and it lead to the revolution. Luxemburg and Liebknecht said the main enemy is at home. From both follows, that the main task of leftists in the imperial core is, to oppose "our" imperialists. The ones we actually can affect. I'm happy if I see comrades in Russia do work against their oligarchy but I won't get tricked into supporting western oligarchs' NATO wars. Guess that's campsist now? It just makes sense to spend time and resources where they actually change things - unless you don't really want fundamental change, because you enjoy your white western privilege too much.

Ok Contra, but you don't support any opposition, State or non-State.

You don't have any problem with the state or capital, only see those running it as incompetent and wish they'd fulfill their part of the class collaborationism deal.

Calling people "campists" while retweeting the NAFO camp.

It's crazy that anyone who glazed Hillary of all people is taken seriously in any capacity amongst left leaning people.

To be fair, she had a good video or two...ten years ago. Now its just "look at me i have money and lol tankies mad." Its been that way for 9 years at least, I clocked that shit a mile ago.

If people pay you to live your life like that, cool, great, get the bag. But don't pretend to be some arbiter of the left when you're cozying up to

Idk, I could be wrong, im speaking after not having seen any of her content for a decade....but something tells me im not.

"They dont want power, they want to critique power"

No fuck you we want power why did we spend all that time and effort trying to elect local socialists in my city? Why was PSL on the presidential ballot in a lot of states? What is wrong with critiquing power anyways?