• Lmaydev@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    Nothing to do with me. I’m a programmer lol

    Nothing to do with the US. I wouldn’t support them invading a neighbor after a bogus vote they arranged. Whataboutism.

    Independent monitors to make sure the vote is fair.

      • 420blazeit69 [he/him]@hexbear.net
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        The pure (libertarian) socialists’ ideological anticipations remain untainted by existing practice. They do not explain how the manifold functions of a revolutionary society would be organized, how external attack and internal sabotage would be thwarted, how bureaucracy would be avoided, scarce resources allocated, policy differences settled, priorities set, and production and distribution conducted. Instead, they offer vague statements about how the workers themselves will directly own and control the means of production and will arrive at their own solutions through creative struggle. No surprise then that the pure socialists support every revolution except the ones that succeed.

        –Michael Parenti, Blackshirts and Reds

        This is more of a comment on radlibs and baby anarchists, but it strikes me as appropriate here. It’s very easy to idealistically criticize everything that isn’t the way it should be. At some point, though, you have to address reality.

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          Come on, Freedom Loving Nations like Russia don’t use them to monitor their Totally Fair and Unbiased Elections.

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      Not to mention that since 2022 this hasn’t been about just the Donbas any more.

      Indeed, last I checked Crimea wasn’t part of the Donbas either. This has never been about “protecting the self determination” of regions that so conveniently want to be invaded by Russia (according to Russia).