this post was submitted on 11 May 2025
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If your first instinct as a westerner is to criticize and lecture 3rd world communist movements, instead of learning from their successes, then you have internalized the patronizing arrogance of the colonial system you claim to oppose.

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[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What are some succesful 3rd world communist movements? Asking for a friend

[–] vonxylofon@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

According to some theories, China.

[–] ISolox@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Man I'm just here for the memes :(

[–] RandomVideos@programming.dev 12 points 1 week ago

The lemmy.world version of this community has politcs banned

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[–] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 7 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I have a better one:

About all politics. No exceptions.

Signed: Brazilian.

[–] sleeplessone@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 week ago

My only complaint is that the Baltics aren't included in the Shut The Fuck Up Zone.

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[–] Docker_84@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago

This l find a general attitude among the Westerners.

[–] butsbutts@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago

trying to remember the whiteboard in that show

[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

i'm not sure there's any metric by which the soviet union could be called a success but go off king

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