 Now seems like a good time to repeat something I saw online that has become a mantra for me: Just because one government is bad doesn't mean an opposing government is good Specifically to US leftists: you can believe that the US is a bad, lying, imperialist nation and hold room for the idea that Russia also is a bad, lying, imperialist nation. "The enemy of my enemy is my friend" is not good long term analysis. 9 comments | Expand all CWs
@darius and thirdly that Ukraine, especially since the coup we supported, is a bad, lying, Nazi state @hope yeah I do not know enough to have that opinion but I considered including it as a "probably" haha AGAB  The enemy of my enemy is not necessarily my friend, but they may be my temporary ally, and itβs usually really nice to watch them fight from a safe place with popcorn. π @anthracite generally agree in low stakes environments but not when mass death is a side effect @darius @alpine_thistle The Clash explained this in Washington Bullets with guitars. Co-signed. |
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@darius, this must be extra difficult to overcome when in a culture with only two explicit, "actual" political options; one that celebrates the one v. one contest as the truest proof of power and value.