iByteABit [comrade/them]

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Cake day: October 16th, 2023

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  • Yeah it sucks that the USSR supported something that has turned out so ridiculously bad but I can understand that this wasn’t obvious at the time and geopolitics can be very hard especially when you’re up against imperialist powers who hate your existence.

    This is the footnote:

    Westad, The Global Cold War, 125–28. According to Westad, Eisenhower opposed intervention in Egypt (in contrast to his very enthusiastic support elsewhere) for two reasons: One, he wanted to contrast US behavior with the Soviet crackdown in Hungary; and two, it seemed that Nasser wasn’t going anywhere, whether the Europeans got the canal back or not.


  • She seemed to understand what was going through my mind, and she said, ‘Yes, I know, but I also have living children who need me.’"

    Fuck… These mothers and fathers forcing themselves to keep it together somehow for their kids is the peak of human effort and self sacrifice, every parent in Gaza is a superhero right now.

    I hope Hezbollah makes Israelli settlers suffer and regret the moment their ancestors ever came to this place.







  • If they’re acting out of white privilege and being racist etc. they probably shouldn’t be a member to begin with or if it’s not something too serious they should get a warning.

    If they’re taking a position on an issue but doing it in a way that is objectively counter productive to the topic at hand it should be pointed out so that they get back on the relevant topic, this isn’t a race thing it can apply generally. Issues like this also hint at a bad org structure which doesn’t have clear procedures, each discussion should have some people democratically chosen to be “in charge” of the procedure and guide it while intervening whenever there is need to.