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Not a lot, but people who are technologically literate enough to be aware of the fediverse will know about hexbear

Nah the Democrats hate little brown children too.

A lot of people from the internet that live in Western Europe or especially the US are told a lot of lies about China, North Korea, Cuba, the USSR, etc. The gist of the lying is that they are told these countries are authoritarian, and that makes them more fascist than the US.

They are also told that modern Russia is the same as the USSR and they are still Communists. (Read: authoritarian, fascist)

Since hexbear is pro China, pro USSR, when I bring up the fact that I browse hexbear to real people in real life they say, “that’s a dangerous place, it’s filled with Russian government propaganda trolls” with a straight face.

If they believe China/NK/USSR are more fascist than the United States, they can’t understand why someone would openly support them, and their only conclusion is to assume it’s a propaganda troll employed by a foreign government.

Side note: this also applies internally to things like MAGA. It’s a common idea from Democrats in the US to talk about Trump actually being from Russia and an infiltration candidate who is bringing fascism to the United States, not because fascism is inherent to the US political structure, but because Putin told him to.

Anyway, the reason these people hate on hexbear is that they don’t understand why they can see an instance “invading” “real” instances with foreign propaganda agents and no one will “fix” it for them.

That picture of Sliwa looks like a Goa’uld

I just finished reading Blackshirts & Reds and found it to be very informative and also fascinating, as it touched on future topics like 9/11 and the War on Terror, Snowden and the NSA, Putin and Russian corruption, etc.

I did notice that, due to it being released in 1997, it is an incomplete view of Marxism-Leninism. Particularly in regards to China and the extreme developments the people of China have seen in the past 30 years.

What subsequent books can I read to bridge the gap between 1997’s Marxism-Leninism and today? What can I read that will inform me about China’s developments, specifically Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, and Dengism leading into the current leadership of Xi. How did that propel them into being able to strong-arm the US as we are currently seeing? What is the Belt & Road Initiative? What are China’s global goals? Why does China build hospitals in the global south? How is China able to afford these works? Has China inspired other countries to pursue Marxism-Leninism, and if so, how? At this point, is China an adequate replacement for the loss of the USSR? Why or why not?

Furthermore, several eastern european countries were discussed in Blackshirts & Reds. Their progress between 1992 and 1997 was observed and reported. How have those countries fared in the ensuing 30 years? What has changed? Several commentators in 1997 mentioned that the “switch to Capitalism would take time, and short-term hardship is predicted.” Has the hardship continued? Have those countries used western capitalism to turn their countries around?

I am just very curious about the decades since 1997 and how they affected Eastern Europe, China, and the global south, and I am very interested to read more like Blackshirts & Reds that covers these more recent decades.

EDIT: And I want to learn more about Yemen, Houthis, Ansarallah!!

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Never realized this site was so anti-Pluto

I heard a co-worker say they wanted to run away from Trump to Germany. Absolutely zero sense

He’s already done shady shit, like build his company as a remote work startup during the pandemic, then pulled the rug out from under his employees by mandating full time in office, adding that people who try to work from home are childish.

I dreamt about falling for an acquaintance in my life, getting married to them, being forcibly separated, and watching them die alone.

That was a dream I had about fifteen years ago, and I still think about the dream and the acquaintance every once in a while.

I didn’t even really know the acquaintance very well and was not especially attracted to them.

Bless your soul! I read that several weeks ago and wanted to find it again but could not remember where it was.

I am new to Hexbear and I don’t know if this is the right place to ask:

Does anyone know where I can find a list of United States warcrimes?

Every meal at Culver’s exceeds my entire daily calorie intake goal.

I’ve read this same title every year for the past 15ish years

Thomas Johnson Antique Furniture Restoration - really fascinating restoration of wooden antiques with a cozy presenter.