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[–] jabrd@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The coup in Bolivia shook me of any demsoc liberalism I still had in me and made me understand that a worker’s movement can only be defended with force

[–] sping@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Less profound, but it destroyed my remaining lingering faith in any mainstream media sources and confirmed The Guardian had completed it's transition from a bunch of socialists in the 70s to a neoliberal establishment mouthpiece today.