• Cowbee [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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      This might be a hard pill to swallow, but Putin is largely popular for assisting with throwing out the Western Capitalists that bought the various slices of the former USSR after “Shock Doctrine” killed 7 million people with the introduction of Capitalism, and the CPC has an over 90% approval rate. Political opposition is largely limited because both governments have more support among their citizenry than Western governments do.

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        I’m actually really happy that you mentioned Shock Doctrine because last time I was arguing with a tankie they called Naomi Klein a US state sanctioned liberal :D

        I already replied on another comment about the support

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          Shock Doctrine is good theory regardless of whatever western brainworms reside in her. If people couldn’t separate theory we’d have to throw the whole thing out with Marx’s European brainworms.

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            Even in the very beginning you see the Western brainworms dangled in your face, but there are good aspects to the book.

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            yep <3

            Unfortunately I’ve hat the displeasure of “conversing” with a few people who are unable to handle even that level of nuance

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          Klein herself is fairly liberal, but the impact on the post-Soviet citizenry is apt. 7 million people died so that the West could profit.