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[–] davel@lemmy.ml 13 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

The mask comes off surprised-pika

While he denied and whitewashed the genocidal crimes of colonialism, Marco Rubio stressed that the basis of “Western civilization” is fundamentally predicated on capitalism.

The US secretary of state emphasized that anti-communism is a point of unity between Washington and Brussels.

It’s no mystery why they first came for the communists: capitalists recognize the greatest threat to their existence.

[–] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Perhaps we should give them a real reason to be scared of us. Instead of all these silly boogeymen ghost stories they come up with, let's give them something concrete to point to showing that we are a threat to capitalism.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 6 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Communists have, that's why the rise of the USSR forced western countries to adopt large safety nets, and why the PRC is so heavily demonized.

[–] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago

Sorry I meant here on the home front.

I know communist nations are a good foil to capitalist hellscapes.

[–] Flyberius@hexbear.net 9 points 11 hours ago

Death to the west already!

[–] Philote@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

The turd reich is getting standing O’s? This universe has to be a simulation and it’s caught a virus.

[–] Soulphite@reddthat.com 3 points 11 hours ago

This thing is in need of a reboot. Probably a fresh install.. shits fucked.

[–] Soulphite@reddthat.com 5 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (2 children)

~~Dumbfucks~~

Shitfucktards.

There, covers all the bases..

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

never attribute to stupidity something that can be adequately explained by malice.

[–] Mantzy81@aussie.zone 2 points 10 hours ago

Ah the old reversearoo. Nolnah's Razor?

[–] ISOmorph@feddit.org 5 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Nah. Evil fucks. That's 100 times worse than being dumb.