this post was submitted on 11 May 2025
360 points (77.7% liked)

Memes

50280 readers
474 users here now

Rules:

  1. Be civil and nice.
  2. Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.

founded 6 years ago
MODERATORS
 

Quote:

If your first instinct as a westerner is to criticize and lecture 3rd world communist movements, instead of learning from their successes, then you have internalized the patronizing arrogance of the colonial system you claim to oppose.

top 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] [email protected] 0 points 20 hours ago

i'm not sure there's any metric by which the soviet union could be called a success but go off king

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

This l find a general attitude among the Westerners.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 3 days ago

I wrote my thesis about how we can learn from Cuba's green farming movements (because they were essentially locked out of capitalism) and was criticized for it.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago (3 children)

What are some succesful 3rd world communist movements? Asking for a friend

[–] [email protected] 30 points 3 days ago (1 children)

China, Vietnam, Laos, Cuba, DPRK

[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The obvious one is China. But if you wanna learn a little something, read about Sankara. If you want a whole book of histories of the third world national liberation and socialist movements, read The Darker Nations by Vijay Prashad.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

According to some theories, China.

load more comments
view more: next ›