If the Soviets refused to negotiate a point, they were intransigent and belligerent; if they appeared willing to make concessions, this was but a skillful ploy to put us off our guard.
By opposing arms limitations, they would have demonstrated their aggressive intent; but when in fact they supported most armament treaties, it was because they were mendacious and manipulative.
If the churches in the USSR were empty, this demonstrated that religion was suppressed; but if the churches were full, this meant the people were rejecting the regime’s atheistic ideology.
If the workers went on strike (as happened on infrequent occasions), this was evidence of their alienation from the collectivist system; if they didn’t go on strike, this was because they were intimidated and lacked freedom.
A scarcity of consumer goods demonstrated the failure of the economic system; an improvement in consumer supplies meant only that the leaders were attempting to placate a restive population and so maintain a firmer hold over them.
If communists in the United States played an important role struggling for the rights of workers, the poor, African-Americans, women, and others, this was only their guileful way of gathering support among disfranchised groups and gaining power for themselves. How one gained power by fighting for the rights of powerless groups was never explained.
What we are dealing with is a nonfalsifiable orthodoxy, so assiduously marketed by the ruling interests that it affected people across the entire political spectrum.
Not communist obviously, since there’s still very much a state and class division. But socialist because the state primarily serves the workers, with the stated goal of striving towards communism.
Now whether it’ll stay that way or not, we’ll see. Deng’s reforms have given liberals too much power after all; there seems to be an active class war happening in the Chinese state.
PalAction don’t fuck around huh. We need more direct action orgs like this.
They already did lmao
One of these days
Germany urges its citizens to leave israel immediately
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“Israel” is now completely empty
they can stay where they are, just in a secular, democratic Palestinian state.
This is the solution the PFLP supports iirc
A settler colonial ethnostate built on the genocide of natives can never coexist with said natives. It can’t be a separate state.
The Biden administration wants to support Israel’s actions
Genocidal bastards
You’re currently a genocidal pig supporter. If you don’t want to be one, you can stop.
I was about to post that a US official said a strike from Iran was imminent
I didn’t realize “imminent” meant just 3 hours…
More like zionistbottroll
Countries typically have the highest approval ratings when waging war.
George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush had the highest approval ratings among US presidents at 89% and 90% respectively when the US was invading Iraq and Afghanistan (source), so this is to be expected.
So it’s actually happening…
I’m not american lol
Y’all wanted every Arab and Muslim dead after 9/11. You guys are the biggest terrorists and murderers on earth
True. Doesn’t mean there aren’t people organizing in america though, even if it’s not been very effective.
Edit: I realize my comment came across as too critical of Iran; I can see how that would be very hypocritical if I was saying that from the US. I do greatly appreciate the amount of military, monetary and political support they have given — and give — to the Palestinian cause. Still, someone who wants Iran to do more — even if they’re from the US — very likely did not support the Iraq invasion and maybe even protested it; you’re directing your comment at the wrong people.
It literally says “cop” right there
Is Iran finally going to do something, or?
Just in time for the BRICS summit. Hopefully relations between the two can soften up soon.