An interesting take on the current events in Bangladesh that i think is worth considering but i’m not sure that i agree with this perspective. Honestly i just don’t know enough yet about the situation and i will reserve judgement until i do.

  • SadArtemis🏳️‍⚧️@lemmygrad.ml
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    Personally flipflopped between downvoting you or not (currently have not, if I did it would be -3 atm). The reason being, I wholly disagree with your characterization of Russia as a “mini imperialist” state. Are they capitalist? Yes, undeniably and tragically so. Are they reactionary? Domestically at least, yes, though it must be said that the western-backed alternatives (like Navalny) are infinitely more so. But when you look at it- they retain the inclusive, federation (civilization) state model that the Soviets established, their minorities have meaningful and substantial semi-autonomy as well as a say and stake in the collective state, and their policies as such- domestically as well as (especially) in foreign affairs- I do not think can be called “imperialist.”

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      I’m not getting in this debate. I already said that I take Russia’s side in the conflict. To look at all of Russia’s military adventures since 1991, the hard line they’re taking against actual communist peace activists, all of the monopoly capitalism that’s taking place, and whinge when a fellow Marxist makes a nuanced “mini imperialist” comment. If people want to look at this, ignore all my posting history, and assume that I’m anti Russia and pro US, then I’m not wasting time on you.

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        Literally all of Russia’s “adventures” since 1991 were reactions for the NATO agressions, coups, encroachments, terror funding.