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A latestagecapitalism post got crossposted to uniteagainsttheright. Comedy, drama, laughs, haha, tragedy, tankies, etc. ensues.

/r/uniteagainsttheright? more like. unite against the... the... the thing, you know.

If only China or Russia vetoed huh.

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[–] DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml 35 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I love it when they destroy themselves because of their own empty red scare fearmongering about "tankies" and just start witch hunts.

Also, custom reddit avatars as so damn ugly, they make me automatically want to disregard the opinion of anyone dumb enough to pay for that.

[–] Kuori@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago (6 children)

wait you have to fucking pay for those?? unreal

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[–] emizeko@hexbear.net 33 points 2 years ago (1 children)

usians are the most propagandized people on earth

[–] jaeme@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Usians will read excerpts from declassified CIA files and be like "oh yeah Im such a leftist"

Then immediately tell you that we need to invade north korea because they have nukes.

Usians will admit every fault and atrocity with their regime but the second you suggest consequences and reparations it all goes out the window and they call you an extremist and anti-american.

[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

But they're telling the truth now

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 30 points 2 years ago

The tankies aren't in the room right now and we need to change that. goku-halal

[–] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 25 points 2 years ago

Huthies + Uygers, the geopolitical power couple

[–] Aquilae@hexbear.net 21 points 2 years ago (15 children)

Always "good guys" or "bad guys"

Marvel brain and its consequences have been devastating for humanity

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[–] MF_COOM@hexbear.net 20 points 2 years ago

These aren't leftists they're redditors

[–] HumanBehaviorByBjork@hexbear.net 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

the rank fucking smug ignorance of accusing YEMEN a country which has for the last 8 years been bombed to hell and back by a regional superpower with support from the global hegemon of doing IMPERIALISM for having the temerity to assert any kind of agenda on the world stage may their throats sprout boils and their livers rot fucking scum crackers

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

idk maybe I'm slow to realize this, maybe I'm not getting a clear view of the facts, but I grew up under the Bush administration, and became enfranchised under the Obama administration, and I thought the obvious takeaways there were that 1) the US empire is irredeemably evil and 2) the liberal proponents of empire are not to be trusted any more than their conservative fellows. I'm not expecting everyone my age to be a communist, but I don't know how you attain this level of obliviousness unless you did not know how to read for most of your life. This is something beyond mere propagandization, these people live in an alternate dimension or quite possibly in the basement of the pentagon. It's drivin me nuts.

[–] Notcontenttobequiet@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago

As someone of a similar age and path, that should have been the takeaway. But, in my case it really took until 2016 DNC shenanigans to really cement that. It's just insanity for these people where we do the same horrendous shit and they expect a different result.

Also, something that has been mentioned on here before is reading mainstream news. Like, I consider myself pretty well informed, but I don't read the New York Times or listen to NPR. I think they don't realize the amount of propaganda that is contained within even the most neutral articles. Reactionary behavior is ingrained into the liberal, western brain.

[–] hsv@hexbear.net 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The Houthis are not blockading the red sea. They're striking civilian ships with missiles.

I wonder if this person thinks a naval blockade involves putting up a big fence across the sea

[–] TomBombadil@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Seriously. Reminds me of people calling for no fly zones as if it's just a button you push and then no can fly there. No dudes you gotta enforce things. Often with missiles

[–] emizeko@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

historical idealism made manifest. "we said you couldn't fly!"

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[–] RyanGosling@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago

Houthis want to do an imperialism

I seriously want to punt every person who speaks in this infantile tone across a field

[–] CyborgMarx@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago

I've said from the start of this horror, western opinions do not matter anymore

All that matters is idf-destroyer

[–] Aryuproudomenowdaddy@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It is so early in the day to be this angry I fucking hate reddit-logo

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

"Sometimes there's no good guys, except me: a first world liberal cracker."

[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

"And what a coincidence, what I'm already doing comfortably is what you have to do to be a good person."

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

if anything, Houthis want to do an Imperialism for their own nefarious goals.

Liberals think imperialism is "thing I don't like", don't they?

[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

They got sick of people to their left calling what they were doing imperialism so they're going with the time tested strategy of "no you"

Kinda like how chuds say communists are the real fascists.

Like almost exactly like it.

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[–] culpritus@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago

But the tankies are saying US bad and NATO bad, so they must be bad too!

These are some damn stinky liberals.

[–] Hello_Kitty_enjoyer@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

huthies

new cracker word just dropped

[–] What_Religion_R_They@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Hello_Kitty_enjoyer@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

tucker with a lisp bemoans the promiscuous state of today's youth

[–] Nationalgoatism@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

Sounds like a 19th century racial slur. The lack of education throughout the imperial core is shocking

[–] micnd90@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

Let us not forget that the Houthis have killed literally 0 (zero) people in this conflict and Israel have killed 24,000 (TWENTY FOUR THOUSANDS) people and counting. This amount of malding because muh shipping routes and insignificant price increase on treats.

[–] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

You're telling me the heart of NATO leftists is full of NATO leftist? I'm willing to bet the top five countries of origin for the users in that comment section are all part of NATO or the Five Eyes.

The Filipino guy counts as NATO leftist by proxy, seeing as the Philippines are considered a Major Non-Nato Ally by the US.

[–] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As far as I know, that sub is just a standard lib dRuMpF bAd circlejerk so yeah

[–] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago

Used to be so much better back in the day

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