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The Pope's fucking dead.

He gave JD Vance three chocolate easter eggs, exchanged pleasantries for 17 minutes, and then keeled over and died.

What a way to go.


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[–] LargePenis@hexbear.net 35 points 5 hours ago (8 children)

Comrades, a little breakdown on Pakistan vs India please. Shit appears to be kicking off and I don't trust either government. All I know is that India is basically fascist with those Hindutva freaks in power, and Pakistan has always been a CIA infested state. Where do we stand from an anti-imperialist standpoint, and who's benefiting from this uncertainty right now.

[–] thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net 25 points 4 hours ago

I think Pakistan is currently under a military goverment and India is an ultra nationalist gov, so i say revolutionary defeatism since both countries being weaken helps the proletariat of both countries

[–] Parzivus@hexbear.net 25 points 4 hours ago

India is commiting a slow genocide in Kashmir, no? They've killed tens of thousands of Muslims and tortured many more. Indian soldiers legally can't be prosecuted for anything they do in the province. I'm not hoping for nuclear war today so hopefully we won't see another hot conflict between India and Pakistan, but still.

[–] Lemister@hexbear.net 22 points 4 hours ago

Pakistan used to be based before the us once again couped their government, but India has more socialists and could possibly be the epicenter of a next revolution once climate change wrecks the subcontinent. It would probably better for both to lose, especially with their current governments.

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 16 points 4 hours ago

that they should both (well, in this case 99% india) chill the fuck out inshallah-script

modi benefits probably, another reason for muslim repressions, another series of pogroms, more support for bjp from pushback. Pakistan, don't see particularly how. cia activated cell? also very unlikely unless they are on that strangelove vibe.

i think it's one of those shit happens, strategy of tension benefits type of thingies

[–] jackmaoist@hexbear.net 11 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Pakistan is worse than India. India was not a fascist state 10+ years ago and this kind of shit happened all the time, mostly linked to Pakistan.

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 6 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

wasn't modi pogrom in like 2003 or some shit? i think they been sliding for a long time

[–] thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net 3 points 59 minutes ago

yea, back when he was governor of gujarat i think, the USA banned him from the country for that but then he became president so they lifted the ban

[–] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 18 points 5 hours ago

Where do we stand from an anti-imperialist standpoint,

Uh, might we consider a little revolutionary defeatism?

[–] CDommunist@hexbear.net 10 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)
[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

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