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Accusations that could be thrown at the center(, if you keep in mind that we're downplaying our authoritarianism/manipulation/control for ourselves and allied countries, but are over-estimating or even inventing it for countries we dislike).
For now there's not a lot of internal dissent but it's already too much for them, so their reaction would probably increase with it.
And i.d.k. if you're an american, but you only have two political parties and it already seems too much, i'd never have guessed that D.Trump could have won with such worldwide unified campaign against him, there's a troubling lack of diversity on the net and in medias that isn't reflected in the polls/votes. And this criticism of populism as if it was a bad thing, ...
Direct democracy then.
Utterly predictable to point of comical banality.
Deny, deflect, obfuscate, and blame anyone or anything else. Same song, every time.
History and their own current rhetoric is absolutely clear: the wannabe "champions of the people" are exactly like their fascist, corporatist, and theocratic authoritarian counterparts. Apologists, hypocrites and "whatabout-ists".
Bunch of temporarily inconvenienced oligarchs-in-waiting.
What are boot-licking "tankies" in reality?
Performative, gelatinous, invertebrate, amoral pussies, who'll forgive or talk around any atrocity committed by their cult for a glimmer of a chance to wield the power they purport to rail against.
All the while, seemingly completely unaware of the profound comedic irony and dissonance of their professed political stance, their moral posturing, and the depravity of their willingness to side with the most blood-soaked, murderous regimes and psychopaths in history.
And every time one points it out? "WhAtBoUt WhAtAbOuT wHaTaBoUt _________, HuH?!"
Good times, with these clowns.
The salaries of socialist leaders is much lower than in capitalist-owned countries, e.g. aligned with the median salary, more than enough to revert your argument, they're not here for the money but to serve. Corruption(, from the wealthy,) is also taken much more seriously than in our societies who even legalized lobbying anyway.
And do you see the problem in accusing me of hypocrisy and whataboutism at the same time ?
You're describing yourself supporting the west, who's been mostly the only responsible of wars, genocides, support to dictators, ..., since the colonization. The extent of our interventions isn't taught in schools or medias, and didn't stop in 1991.
If you believe in the atrocity propaganda demonizing our declared enemies, and the duty to bring them freedom, i'll continue to prefer living with them peacefully, in a world that would protect them&us
Not much to add
If we end this discussion with an author's recommendation each, i've found Michael Parenti pleasantly surprising.