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If your first instinct as a westerner is to criticize and lecture 3rd world communist movements, instead of learning from their successes, then you have internalized the patronizing arrogance of the colonial system you claim to oppose.

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[–] VirgilMastercard@reddthat.com 63 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I remember watching a documentary about North Korea and one of the guides was talking about how people in NK and Asia more broadly don't necessarily want to live under the same liberal-democratic capitalist system that the west tries to impress on them.

How arrogant are we to act like we have it all figured out and that countries outside of Europe and North America are backwards shitholes?

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[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 36 points 2 days ago (4 children)

in first world nations we are insidiously brainwashed to believe that there WERE NO SUCCESSES among Communist movements.

awareness of those successes must be promoted.

start with "hey this really successful thing happened" AND THEN reveal "btw that was communism"

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[–] Xiisadaddy@lemmygrad.ml 36 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I just had to explain this to someone the other day lol. Figure ur gonna get lots of hate from libs about this post so wanted to just come in and say hi. 你是很好老师同志。Your posts in response are nicely done. I hope people take the time to read them.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 24 points 2 days ago

No probs comrade, thx!

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 32 points 2 days ago

May I recommend a book: The Jakarta Method, by Vincent Bevins. Humanized Communism in a way that profoundly changed my thinking.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 42 points 2 days ago

Idk how anyone can defend how we (the US) does shit. Especially after this year. If you weren't already privy to how monstrous we can be now you are, and now we pulled any good shit we might have done, too.

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