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Why do Gezendong-style-tankies support Putin and Xi-Xinpin so much ? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by Ziggurat@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Why would communist support capitalists like Putin and Xi-Jinping which aren't better than Liberal-capitalists ?

I am all in for stopping liberal capitalism, but I am more interested in implementing a happinex index like Buthan than living in oligarch-capitalist-regime like Russia/China

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[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 29 points 1 year ago

By the mental gymnastics they have applied to make Stalins brand of communism into their ideal they have actually learned to embrace authoritarianism.

They think that the only way that communism can be manifested is by first destroying the western capitalist society and they think Putin and Xi will help in this endeavor.

It's quite delusional (as both are openly embracing capitalism) and quite the opposite of how Marx thought communism would take place, but that's what they seem to think.