I mean I object to his imperialist invasion of Ukraine. You don't, then?
On Lemmy? Because Reddit sucks.
On this post? Because it appeared in All and I think leftists are fun to argue with for the same reason I argue with conservatives. I like occasionally reminding myself of how horseshit political thought is outside of social liberal circles
I mean, let's take you. You're literally celebrating being a wumau tankie. It's basically a self-parody at this point.
Never said I was a leftist, you all are ridiculous, defending Russian imperialism and shit
It's not surprising why a country struggling to stay free of Russian imperialism would ban parties associated with Russian imperialism. This is like acting surprised that Germany banned the Nazi party.
I'm not inventing anything, that's why the Ukrainian communist party was banned. They were Kremlin spies.
Ahh, yes. Talking nicely to fascist, genocidal dictators is certainly the best way to solve how they brutalize their own populace. Famously, Neville Chamberlain solved Hitler in much the same way! And negotiations with Russia over Ukraine have gone swimmingly as well.
I think OP was a megafan of a now-banned Ukrainian communist party that was banned because they took orders from the Kremlin. For everyone's context.
Yes, yes, absolutely, every communist country has been a wonderful environmental steward! Just don't pay attention to the USSR's history of environmental neglect or China's use of coal or reality in general.
Also, while leftists may talk about shutting off the pipeline that's driving the world economy instead of reforming it to be green, they won't actually do anything, because leftists don't have either the numbers or the organization to effect change by themselves and they are often so hostile to collaboration within a political coalition that they are a political non-force. The serious leftists just become Democrats or members of other social liberal parties when they grow up and realize that writing lit memes isn't enough to change the world.
Leftist solution: everyone gets in a circle and loudly argues about what the ideal solution would be in a perfect world if only they didn't have any political opposition. They can't agree, so they don't take any action, while the liberal has called the fire department.
The Prophet was a pedophile and kiddy raper, I don't think I need to listen to him
Idk man it takes like two seconds to get through those windows and I never have to worry about them again. I'm pretty sure it would take me longer to download a new browser. And yes, edge is far more conservative on memory and processor usage than Chrome.
Dude, I can't have absolute certainty over an alternate timeline. Maybe the Taino would have given birth to a genocidal dictator who would go on to eradicate the entire planet in a nuclear holocaust. Pretty unlikely, but who knows? All any honest person can say is that it seems very likely the country and island would have been better off without the crimes of Columbus etc.
And while Haiti has some people with the potential to become leaders, nobody has the effective ability to exert leadership over the country or a realistic pathway to gain that ability. Maybe that changes eventually. I don't know.
This isn't about an echo chamber of hopelessness. This is acceptance of reality. I have talked to emigres about the issues facing Haiti. You want to pretend there's hope? Go ahead.
Also, I'm not sure why you are trying to pretend that the US "kidnapped" Aristede when what happened is that he fled to the US after the Haitian military ejected him from power in a coup. He was later restored to power by US intervention, in 1994, after the military ran the country halfway into the ground.
I seriously don't understand why I should care
You're right that the country would almost certainly be better off if the French and Spanish hadn't colonized it in the first place. That almost goes without saying.
The Haitian people can and should challenge their leaders and strengthen their governance, but everyone else can either apologize and look for ways to be supportive or shut up.
That's the thing. Haiti doesn't have political leaders or effective governance to challenge. And telling people who recognize that fact to shut up won't change it.
Haiti has agency. Haitians have agency. They have been free of foreign control since the end of the US occupation, almost a century ago. They have been free of onerous forced foreign debt payments since 1947. Haiti is a country situated right by one of the largest import consumers in the world and has enjoyed favorable trade and investment terms and incentives with the US for decades.
But foreign investment doesn't flow into the country. Why? Because it is a failed state with no effective leadership, corrupt beyond measure. The Duvaliers and the following dictators are the ones most responsible for making the country that way, and they weren't Western puppets. They were domestic.
You could basically rewrite this article to "Cool fact: Republicans are getting out raised in Michigan everywhere other than their caucus PACs"