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I can hear .ml screeching from here

Boy, OP, here comes all the angry tankies in this post and in your comment box. RIP.

[–] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Socialism builds walls to keep people in, capitalism builds walls to keep people out.
The commonality is that people aren't happy where they are and are prevented from moving by systems of violence.

[–] Gold_E_Lox@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 5 days ago (2 children)

ussr has been gone for what 30 years?

why do i see memes abt it every fucking day here

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 21 points 4 days ago

tankie bait. They get their knickers in a twist every time.

[–] Godric@lemmy.world 18 points 4 days ago (15 children)

When clowns stop defending and downplaying the USSR 30 years after the empire collapsed, I'll stop joking about it!

[–] Gold_E_Lox@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 4 days ago (2 children)

couldnt you put your effort into something worthwhile? make fun of the current authoritarian regimes instead of trying to "own the ~~libs~~ tankies"

[–] Godric@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

I do loathe authoritarians of all shapes, yet nobody crawls out of the woodwork to moan nearly so loudly as when I "own the tankies", as you put it.

I ain't religous, but there's not much use in preaching to the choir!

[–] Gold_E_Lox@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

not much use in preaching to the choir!

ah yes, thats why this is posted on lw, to really get those differing opinions!

[–] Godric@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

How I got banned for "spam" on .ml:

If you have suggestions where differing opinions aren't censored, I'm open to it! Sadly the Soviet approach to jokes is more common than not.

[–] Skankhunt420@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

Why does this meme bother them?

[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Loathe has an e at the end of it

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[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago

I am seeing more tankie posts recently mocking anyone to the right of them regardless of extreme. Maybe OP is only trying to counter that.

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[–] abbiistabbii@piefed.blahaj.zone 33 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Meanwhile, the US spends it's time destroying other countries and installing dictatorships that people flee from and are wondering why the hell there's such a problem with migrants from said countries.

[–] REDACTED@infosec.pub 20 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (7 children)

"But US"

This argument needs to die already. Someone else being bad is not a counter-argument

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

It's a well- known fallacy and propaganda strategy.

In fact, the USSR itself used it a lot, typically deflecting any criticism from the US with "but you hang negroes" back when that particular atrocity was a frequent occurrence.

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[–] hark@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The US was actively trying to get whatever talent they could out of the USSR. It's called brain drain, and it's an effective way to prevent rival countries from growing.

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Last I checked, people with brains have legs. Unless this happens through mass kidnapping, the best way to do this is to have a good place to live.

Brain drain happened during the Nazi uprising, in 2025 after MAGA took over, and it happens at many game companies that treat their employees badly. But it’s generally poor management and a simple external invitation, not a “stealing” effort.

[–] hark@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago

It's easy to provide a good place to live when you've got tons of wealth. Just because the US treats some people well to score political points, doesn't mean it's a better place to live overall. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, you can see how the US acts when there's no competition. Wealth inequality soars, civil rights get rolled back, social services get cut, and the cost of living goes crazy, including the cost of schooling that was supposed to put us ahead. It's why the US screams endlessly about how dangerous China is, because they don't want competition that would require them to provide some benefits for their peasants so they can continue thinking the US is "the greatest country in the world".

[–] SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

So idk if you've looked outside lately, but the USSR doesn't exist anymore, and the United States.... Does

[–] balderdash9@lemmy.zip -1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You judge socialist states by their worst blunders while forgetting half the shit the US did around the world. Then you people argue that socialism could never work-- while living under an economic system that only works for rich pedophiles.

[–] REDACTED@infosec.pub 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

No, I judge socialist states because I was born in one. I'm not an American, I'm from Baltics (Latvia SSR)

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[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Despite the differences, ideologues from any group say the same thing: "But, but, it wasn't real [insert favourite ideology]. It has actually never even been tried!"

Yeah, I don't really care about what the rose-tinted form ought to be, I am more concerned about what it has been in practice. I can't remember who it was but a Greek philosopher mentioned practising and observing a concept to see if it works in real life or not, or what could be rectified. This is important.

[–] TheMightyCat@ani.social 22 points 5 days ago (2 children)
[–] Skankhunt420@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 days ago

Holy shit this is actually real.

What the fuck lol

Thank god the East Germans did not have systemic sexual abuse of children. Phew.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

Welcome to cop city.

[–] Alloi@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

not a fan of authoritarian state capitalist regimes parading as "communist states" myself.

but what do i know. im just some prole. :(

[–] ptu@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Which communist states would you qualify?

[–] flandish@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

there can be only one and it’s never existed.

[–] Alloi@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

the only one of course. let me show you how to get there.

https://youtu.be/qHUcW9O4ztw

[–] darthsundhaft@piefed.social 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

As opposed to Trump's wall which aims to keep people out...

[–] Godric@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I can't tell if this woooshed, or slammed too hard into your forehead, so well said!

[–] darthsundhaft@piefed.social 1 points 3 days ago

Thx It's called a disorder 👌

You actually think its to keep people out?

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