• Diva (she/her)@lemmy.ml
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    3 days ago

    it’s a heavily sanctioned garrison state that emerged from a brutal colonial occupation and a war that killed a third of the population.

    i dont particularly care for any states, but i have special contempt for the US. that makes it hard to share in the fearmongering about the US’s designated enemies on the other side of the planet from where i live.

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      Well, you didn’t describe them as brave freedom fighters trying to maintain true democracy in spite of western fascism, so that’s a good sign.

      In retrospect, I probably should have asked you about authoritarianism.

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        I probably should have asked you about authoritarianism.

        yes i oppose authoritarianism, but also all states are authoritarian. liberal authoritarianism is a far greater threat to my existence right now than any threat from the state enemies of the US

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          In my experience tankies say that authoritarianism is a made up concept to shit on the glorious USSR. So two points towards you not being a tankie.