• JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    What would you call the position that defends authoritarian communism even to the point of justifying genocide and brutal suppression of opposition and free press?

    • Shinhoshi@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 year ago

      Some kind of ultra-leftism maybe?

      I don’t support justifying genocide. Since you’re probably talking about Xinjiang though, do you think the US actually cares about Muslims in China considering its actions in the Middle East?

      • Silverstrings@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        1 year ago

        What the fuck does that question have to do with anything? The US could have a personal hatred for every individual Uyghur Muslim in the world and China would still be in the midst of trying to genocide them.

      • JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works
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        1 year ago

        I’m an American and I care, so at least partially yes, America does care. And because we have a democracy, the government (at least imperfectly) reflects the priorities of the people.

        But I also agree with the other poster that doesn’t really have anything to do with anything we were taking about

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          1 year ago

          The only thing our government reflects is the priorities of capital…