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[–] regul@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

You don't have to be a state to be existing socialism.

But the point is that there are socialists who share my view.

[–] ProxyTheAwesome@hexbear.net 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ok, address my other point that they don't really do anything with other socialist nations or involve themselves outside their region. They are entirely disconnected from the people involved here, whereas the nations on Asia and in Europe are not. It's easier to get idealist and both-sides the further away you are from the nazis

[–] regul@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm far as fuck from Ukraine so why would I pick a side either?

[–] ProxyTheAwesome@hexbear.net 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Do you live in a NATO nation or the US? You need to be opposing your own nation's involvement and acting as a fifth column.

[–] regul@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Opposing my nation's involvement (which I do) is different than rooting for Russia.

[–] WideningGyro@hexbear.net 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What does that opposition entail then?

[–] regul@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

The same as yours: I post online.

[–] ProxyTheAwesome@hexbear.net 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How so? You're a traitor to NATO and russian bot according to libs then right? You're on our side already if you do that, so just sit back and enjoy the party and crack open a cold Z

[–] regul@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

People's incorrect interpretation of my position doesn't cause me to adopt that misunderstood position out of spite.

And besides, this is Hexbear, not reddit. I thought (obviously incorrectly) I'd be able to have a take against the grain without being called either a Putin bot or a Nazi, but apparently not, as I've been called a Nazi several times already.

[–] CyborgMarx@hexbear.net 28 points 2 years ago

lmao motherfucker you're the one who started out by accusing everyone of uncritical support for Russian capitalism, don't play that "I'm just smal victim asking questions" bullshit

Don't want to be called a nazis, then don't play bothsidism for nazis and don't glorify your ignorance about a conflict that's been waging for nine years now

[–] ProxyTheAwesome@hexbear.net 25 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The position isn't spite, it's revolutionary defeatism.

Read Lenin :)

[–] trot@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

Lenin, widely known for being the most vocal patriot of the Central Powers and Kautsky's number one fan

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And yet here you imply that theyre the same. Curious!