I’m gonna take a guess the stray downvote to your analysis is some European taking offense and to that I say, obviously this sort of thing doesn’t apply to every one at all times as individuals. As I see it, it’s a broad take on material conditions and how those influence people as a whole, not a condemnation of every European individual. But I don’t speak for you obviously.
I like that. Downvotes have always tended to bother me in places that have them, partly because no matter what anyone tries to say about how to use them (like reddit subs that say “it’s not a disagree button”), they still seem to get used as basically passive-aggression rather than openly confronting an issue. On top of that, they can cause a person to feel rejected, but be clueless as to why, which ends up being confusing instead of lending clarity as to why their comment got such a reaction. Of course in life sometimes people disagree and it won’t always be resolved to satisfaction, but downvotes don’t seem to bring anyone closer to understanding each other. Upvotes are vague in their own way and I’m not sure how useful they are either, but at least they don’t hide disagreements or frustration behind a (usually anonymous) button.
I mean, Russia was an imperialist and settler-colonial country back then, and they still became the USSR. We’re talking about right after the First World War, which radicalized many workers even in imperialist nations.
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This analysis makes a lot of sense to me, well said.
I’m gonna take a guess the stray downvote to your analysis is some European taking offense and to that I say, obviously this sort of thing doesn’t apply to every one at all times as individuals. As I see it, it’s a broad take on material conditions and how those influence people as a whole, not a condemnation of every European individual. But I don’t speak for you obviously.
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This is why we disabled them on hex. That way you actually have to voice your disagreement.
I like that. Downvotes have always tended to bother me in places that have them, partly because no matter what anyone tries to say about how to use them (like reddit subs that say “it’s not a disagree button”), they still seem to get used as basically passive-aggression rather than openly confronting an issue. On top of that, they can cause a person to feel rejected, but be clueless as to why, which ends up being confusing instead of lending clarity as to why their comment got such a reaction. Of course in life sometimes people disagree and it won’t always be resolved to satisfaction, but downvotes don’t seem to bring anyone closer to understanding each other. Upvotes are vague in their own way and I’m not sure how useful they are either, but at least they don’t hide disagreements or frustration behind a (usually anonymous) button.
That is very true as well. The imperialism does a lot to prop up support for capitalism in the west.
I mean, Russia was an imperialist and settler-colonial country back then, and they still became the USSR. We’re talking about right after the First World War, which radicalized many workers even in imperialist nations.
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