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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Anybody who screeches about authoritarian regimes exposes themselves as being intellectually bankrupt, and can be safely ignored. A great explanation of why this is a nonsensical narrative peddled by western pseudoleft https://cym.ie/2020/04/01/left-anti-communism-the-unkindest-cut-by-michael-parenti/

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.ml -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't you call America an authoritarian regime on an hourly basis?

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

That's right, I often highlight how the language western propagandists use to describe countries like China sounds when applied to western countries.