• dogsoahC@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    “Russia used to have a different political system, therefore current-day Russia can’t be traditional.”

    Or what exactly is the point here?

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      5 months ago

      “MAGA hats have no real reason to mistake the Nordic countries as socialist, but do; and every reason to mistake Russia as the product of ‘socialism’, including a number of still-nationalized industries and high public sector employment, a former KGB member as leader who constantly praises the Soviet Union, and a still-active Communist Party, yet (correctly) identify it as the kind of non-socialist traditionalist shithole they’d love to live in. To them, ‘socialist’ just means ‘gives LGBT people basic rights’.”