Bakzik

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[–] Bakzik@hexbear.net 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

"Throughout Eastern Europe and the former USSR, many people grudgingly admitted that conditions were better under communism (New York Times, 3/30/95). Pro-capitalist Angela Stent, of George- town University, allows that "most people are worse off than they were under Communism . . . . The quality of life has deteriorated with the spread of crime and the disappearance of the social safety net" (New York Times, 12/20/93). An East German steelworker is quoted as saying "I do not know if there is a future for me, and I'm not too hopeful. The fact is, I lived better under Communism" (New York Times, 3/3/91). An elderly Polish woman, reduced to one Red Cross meal a day: "I´m not Red but I have to say life for poor people was better before .... Now things are good for businessmen but not for us poor" (New York Times, 3/17/91). One East German woman commented that the West German womens movement was only beginning to fight for "what we already had here... We took it for granted because of the socialist system. Now we realize what we [lost]" (Los Angeles Times, 8/6/91)." Michael Parenti - "Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism".

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[–] Bakzik@hexbear.net 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The bourgeois are not human. the-deserter

[–] Bakzik@hexbear.net 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

michael-laugh Keep up the good work, Foucaults!

[–] Bakzik@hexbear.net 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Susaga, when you come back from ~~defending racism~~ being productive, take a look at this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Peril

Wanna hear your opinion on that.

[–] Bakzik@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Reposting this one again:

"Things can undergo a transformation, just because the original usage might have been innocent. If something starts being used by white racists or western imperialists in a racist way, would ya look at that, it’s racist.

Also, it’s covert racism. It gives people plausible deniability. Like you are doing now.

And there are historical precedents of this kind of racism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Peril"

[–] Bakzik@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hello Susaga! I'm going to repost a comment I made a few hours ago, in this instance:

"Things can undergo a transformation, just because the original usage might have been innocent. If something starts being used by white racists or western imperialists in a racist way, would ya look at that, it’s racist.

Also, it’s covert racism. It gives people plausible deniability. Like you are doing now.

And there are historical precedents of this kind of racism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Peril"

[–] Bakzik@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You are the one crying and seething about the Hexbear users che-smile

Now get in the pit, Nazi.

[–] Bakzik@hexbear.net 25 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Wow, look at that. The ableist user is in favor of the racist xenophobic image.

Color me surprised.

hitler-detector

[–] Bakzik@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago (4 children)

That's so sweet soviet-heart

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