First they came for the memers…

It’s rare to see a socialist who’s also a Batman fan. Bruce Wayne is probably one of my favorite characters in all of fiction, and he also definitely acts as a role model when I’m working out, studying, or doing anything productive really. (Also it is obvious Batman is a hero: the Gotham City Police Department hates him /hj) I also saw this comment on Reddit that I really like, and feeled like sharing it here.

DoTP = Dictatorship of The Proletariat

I might be overly critical, because as a Russian myself, I am very unsatisfied with the current state of Russia, and I recognize that maybe he’s not exactly a fascist, but more of a reactionary. Things like having castrated communists party, the anti-LGBT laws, his endorsement of Ivan Ilyin (a fascist and nazi sympatizer!) and Dugin, his slander of communism and Lenin, the lack of effort in social plan for the poor…

He’s not a communist, but not a Gaddafi (a criticizable person who did a lot of good things, and was overall a great thing for Lybia) either.

Credit where it’s due tho, at least he avoided the entire collapse of Russia post-Yeltsin.

This makes things much more clearer, thank you for explaining it to me!

I see, that makes sense. I just have one more question: what about Ukraine, or more specifically, the Ukrainian people? It feels like they’re in a horrible situation: either die, or lose your state as a result of NATO’s war (and its inability to defend them). Are we just expected to add them to the endless list of victims of capitalism? And while I do believe that nation-states are ultimately a problem, losing yours at the hands of another power still feels awful.

This whole situation is just so messy, and while communist sort of agree on most things, there is no consensus here. Some don’t support either, some want Ukraine to fend off Russia, some prefer Russia to defeat NATO and take Ukraine. Never have I seen so much division, and all make some pretty good points to me.

I mean, «This is an imperialist war. It shouldn’t reguard us.», I see, logical. «Ukraine is just a proxy of the USA. It’s better for it to he defeated. Russia also helps Burkina Faso, DPRK, and other communists around the world at least.», you’re right! «Russia shouldn’t have begun the war, and it’s imperialism and irredentism. It’s true that Ukraine is fascist, but it’s the job of Ukraine’s proletarians to overthrow it.», that’s a good point too…

I am assuming that, Ukrainians are inevitable victims of capitalism, and if there was a strong disciplined national liberation movement of Ukraine from both NATO and Russia, we would support that, but since there is not, a NATO defeat that helpes an enemy of the West is the next best thing. Is that correct?

I apologize for the questions, I am trying to deprogram myself and see this matter a little more clearly.

Is this a good or a bad thing? I mean, I hate NATO (they’re fascists, also they played a pretty crucial role in starting this war, didn’t they?), but I’m not Putin’s biggest fan either, I tend not to like fascists.

On the other hand, I hate Ukraine’s government as well (again, fascists, you know).

This seems like a gigantic fascist infighting! I can’t help but feel bad for the proletariat of both Russia and Ukraine, especially the ones who didn’t want any of this to happen.

(I am asking this in good faith)

Wow!! Is this the beginning of widespread local AIs?

It’s an article from 2021. I wonder if the popularity of socialism increased even further since then?

Wait, and Gonzalo is Maoist or something else entirely?

Obviously i don’t advocate for it as an adventurist way to enrich oneself, but as a way to acquire funds for an organization.

Ohhh, that makes much more sense. I thought you were suggesting to bankrupt the ones who take part in crypto scams and take the money for ourselves. If it’s for the party and cause, it’s definitely fair game.

Sounds good, but what if we end up stealing from fellow proletarians? And those who create the scams probably do know how to avoid them.

It’s beyond me how the majority of people aren’t yearning for a change in the world, especially as of late and the obvious growing inequalities. Where is their rage? Where is the violent justice? Revolution! Revolution!

Shame on them. The world won’t forget or forgive the terrible things that the bourgeoisie concealed and tried to put under a positive light.

To the surprise of… Absolutely no one!