Belarus as it is a bulwark against neoliberalism and privatisation in eastern europe
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Belarus is basically the last ember of the Soviet Union that still has any light left in it.
Transnistria maybe?
Not too familiar with what the situation there is like now.
Without doing any research my memory will have to serve, but as a poor breakaway state of a poor former SSR, they seem to have kept all the old soviet institutions and aesthetic, but with a fraction of the funding. I don't think they're doing well but it would be very interesting to see firsthand.
Neat, would be cool if Russia would gave them funding and let them keep doing their thing.
Pridnestrovie broke up from the Moldovan SSR because they wanted to continue being in the USSR. Afaik now it's just a capitalist zone with socialist aesthetics; not like they can do much either way the land is too small really
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❤️🇧🇾❤️Моя Бабушка согласна с тобой
Translation: My grandmother agrees with you
Pardon my ignorance but isn't modern Belarus very reactionary?
Culturally yes, economically no
Depends on what you mean?
Against cultural progressivism? Sure
Against U.S and its reactionary regimes (eg. Poland)? Not so much, but more as a balancing force against them
Part of me thinks Belarus is an example of AES, but I'm not sure if it's "actually" socialist.
https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.13169/worlrevipoliecon.11.4.0428 Admittedly I haven’t read this whole thing, but I’ve been meaning to get around to reading the rest. From what I remember these Chinese economists said Belarus is mostly a type of Market Socialism
Critical support for the US for contributing so much to the destruction of the US 🫡
Iran
All of the indigenous nations that have been crushed by colonialism, that the West calls 'First Nations.'
Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua
Russia
Nicaragua. Ortega gets too much hate from the same people who can't get enough of Bukele.
Sealand. I will not elaborate
russia, belarus, syria, iran, venezula, bolivia, burkina faso and Nicaragua
Russia (more so I support the progressive character of self-determination in Donbass), Nicaragua, Belarus, Venezuela, Bolivia, currently Honduras because of Xiomara Castro, Burkina Faso, Iran, the resistance in Artsakh, Yemen, but also recently I stopped supporting Brazil because Lula decided to again support the oppression of the Haitian people.
Lula in power is a lot different from what his supporters say he is.
Yeah...initially I had a lot of hope, I thought maybe he had changed from the last time he made the mistake with Haiti, but I was wrong. Strange that he'd jump on this opportunity twice. Also, a lot of indigenous people still are left without justice against multinationals and abuse of their lands, it's really disheartening how much inaction is taking place. I know that MST critically supported Lula, but I wonder what their stance is nowadays..
I had hope too. Thought the whole being imprisoned by the fascists thing would be more enlightening
Good take on Russia, they themselves can be quite cringe at times, but I respect some of their partnering with Anti-Imperialist countries and especially their support for Donetsk and Luhansk.
I will never stray from the fact that Russia has been instrumental in supporting people around the world, but also recognizing that Russia is a reactionary state, which if given the same status as the United States would engage in all the very same tactics. I know people are quick to dismiss the KPRF as "controlled opposition" that is "joined at the hip" with United Russia, but in my opinion it's a counter balance that appeals to Soviet era demographics, and it does its job well, and by no means are they "non-radical" in the sense they absolutely risk strikes and organizing people even if it gets them thrown in jail. Yet despite all this, the KPRF recognizes too, the self-determination of Donbass, and has written very good analysis on the subject over the years, recognizing the absolute need of the military operation in the region. I do not personally believe that United Russia wholeheartedly supports this operation from a ground of moral conscience, but I do not also believe that they are innately engaging for economic reasons as one would for a capitalist state. I also hold the belief that out of all post-soviet countries, Russia holds one of the highest potentials for another mass communist movement organized from below, which would almost certainly reform many of the "bad" elements found within the KPRF (some of the more chauvinist points in their programme for example), especially with Russia weakening the chains of the neoliberal crisis, the revival of productive forces due to self reliance from sanctions and pressure, and finally, from the aggression by Kiev's fascist regime against history and peoples of the USSR, will ultimately only drive people further in to finding the historical links between anti-fascism and communism.
Excellent write-up
Basque Country
Interesting, didn’t know about them
Eskerrik asko gure alde egiteagatik! <3
spoiler
Translation: Thank you for supporting us <3
Hey comrade, mind detailing what the situation in Basque is? It's hard trying to find information about it. Same with Catalonia
Of course. Right now, the relationship between the Basques and the rest of Spain is delicate. There are still ETA political prisoners serving sentences outside the Basque Country. Many people demonstrated against this, as the families considered it unfair not to be able to visit them. But for example, in my opinion, the pro-independence sentiment among the younger generation has dropped considerably compared to other generations. In Catalonia as well, but there, independence is a current issue because of the exiles that took place after October 1th.
Right now there are demonstrations in Ferraz (Madrid) because the current president of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, has granted amnesty to the exiles and those responsible for the revolt of October 1th, and this has infuriated the extreme right-wing nationalists.
I could mention more, but in general this is the most relevant for now.
I see, I'm very unfamiliar with Spanish politics. I asked one comrade about it and really they mentioned that Catalonia was more of a "pay less taxes" independence way.
The "socialist party" I keep hearing in the news about I assume is PSOE which is socdem?
What do the Basque and Catalonia get for being independent? Sorry for asking such rudimentary questions, I need some historic reads about the area to understand it better probably.
I assume the anti-independence protestors are fascists that want a Greater Spain or whatever as always. Is there a communist party with official information on this subject?
Catalonia was more of a “pay less taxes” independence way.
It's true. I mean, the Catalan bourgeoisie is the one promoting Catalan independence, and this only benefits them, not the Catalan working class. In the Basque Country, the Basque bourgeoisie prefers to promote nationalism. It's the Basque left that has promoted this idea of independence from the Spanish state the most. This is because following the acts of ETA, a large part of Spain discriminated against the Basque Country. My dad, when he did his military service, was in fact forced to lie about where he lived in order to avoid problems.
The “socialist party” I keep hearing in the news about I assume is PSOE which is socdem?
Yeah, they're socdems, pro-EU, TERFs, and populists. The current government has done decent things not thanks to the PSOE, but thanks to the government partners who are slightly more radical than them (Unidas Podemos + EH Bildu + ERC). Still, they are a geopolitical disaster. The PSOE refused to join China's Silk Road yet, for example.
Sorry for asking such rudimentary questions, I need some historic reads about the area to understand it better probably.
Don't worry! It's okay. But bear in mind that I'm probably not the best person to explain the situation here, so take what I say with a grain of salt (mostly because I'm still learning and my analyses may be poorly developed).
I assume the anti-independence protestors are fascists that want a Greater Spain or whatever as always.
Yep, you're absolutely right. It's only the most reactionary and right-wing extremists in the country who are protesting. In fact, to no one's surprise, many Francoist flags have been spotted during the demonstration.
Is there a communist party with official information on this subject?
You can read this opinion article written by PCTE Secretary General (Astor Garcia) on this issue: https://www-nuevo--rumbo-es.translate.goog/2023/11/15/gobierno-amnistia-y-estabilidad/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=es&_x_tr_pto=wapp
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any anti-imperialist country, even if it's only in practice
I critically support Western Sahara (and so should you).
Roughly how many countries is that?
It's one: the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR, known as Sahrawi Republic or more commonly Western Sahara for short)
Oppurtunity for me to post this video of Sahrawi tunnels that I saw today https://nitter.cz/Iskander21358/status/1721593285838254480#m
they mean the Sahrawi Arabic Democratic Republic 🇪🇭 , A country currently being annexed by Morocco
Armenia and Palestine
To name only ones that others haven’t already (because they’re all so numerous and agreeable), Zapatistas, Niger, Lebanon, Yemen, Eritrea, Afghanistan (Taliban’s not great but the people far prefer it to the US occupation), Mexico, and South Africa.
I agree, very heavy criticism towards Afghanistan tho, like no offense but they are bottom of the barrel for Anti-Imperialist outcomes rn, better than US control but damn it kinda sucks what’s going on
Agreed, emphasize the “critical.” Here’s a good essay on the Taliban: https://annebonnypirate.org/2021/08/17/afghanistan-the-end-of-the-occupation/
Thank you, I love collecting good articles to star and read on break
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