El Chisme

Even if every claim of Russian ebil oligarchy was real, to which many of the claims are bogus, at worst it is still an economically and militarily less-influential version of the US-NATO empire?

Surely, even if you were an anarchist or otherwise anti-nationalist on the left, you would see the historic importance of said US Empire suddenly biting off more than it can chew and being drawn into collapse?

I know there are exceptions like the A"C"P, but most people on the left I know that "support" Russia are just supporting the growing attrition and contradictions against the imperialist system. Those same people are all very aware of limitations and contradictions within the Russian, Chinese, Iranian states.

In short, you can't expect to win against the imperialists if every time the imperialists face a challenger you spend countless hours criticising the challenger's politics as if this wasn't already universally agreed within the statement critical support.

Russia is not a far right country ,in fact Russia is one of the ONLY counties in Europe not led by a fascist maniac

If you know anything about geopolitics you would know that Russia is opposed by right wingers in the global south but supported by left wingers ,example (election with a pro trump candidate vs a pro Putin candidate)

Also let’s look at Putin’s policies : more tolerant on immigration than the USA ,Germany ,Poland ,Baltic states ,France

Abortion is legal and will likely never be removed as a right

Muslims and ethnic minorities are actually protected by the state

Is NOT viewed as a nationalist

His MAIN opponents are Nazis ,Neo Nazis ,monarchists (who are also Neo Nazis) , NeoLibs who want to privatize Russia

Is Putin a communist ? No he’s not and Russia is not a communist country by any means but that doesn’t fucking matter ,there are ONLY 5 communist countries on the fucking planet

And I hate this absolutely braindead thing from westerners not libs but comrades about Putin being a fascist ,I don’t respect liberals so I don’t care but I hate when our comrades say this while simultaneously defending Bashar Al Assad (rightfully)

If Bashar isn't a fascist (he isn’t but he has more reactionary opinions than Putin) than Putin isn’t

Also as for the Russia is anti communist thing ,yes I don’t care ,Russia is not even close to being the most anti communist country in the world proven by the fact it’s literally an ally of communist states and Putin is not much of an anti communist as a lot of Russian are these days (unfortunately) as well as his opposition

Putin also isn’t really a dictator but this one is more complicated as elections are rigged in Russia just not to a full extent ,most Russians would vote for Putin even if elections were completely fair but there is indeed corruption

Sorry for how angry I have been but I can’t tolerate nonsense

And please mods I’m not gonna deal with any of the libs that will reply to this comment ,it’s your job

It's my favorite thing when neoliberal slime appropriate the stupidest elements of Trotskyism.

Also, I have no respect for anyone who uses the word "oligarch" to mean "Asiatic-style capitalist" and I struggle to conceive how professed anticapitalists can still like her. Well, of course I can, she's part of their consumer lifestyle brand, she's an affectation of quippy, artsy, intellectualism that is so much more effective at bringing about real change by punching left over and over and over.

Lenin invented revolutionary defeatism and it lead to the revolution. Luxemburg and Liebknecht said the main enemy is at home. From both follows, that the main task of leftists in the imperial core is, to oppose "our" imperialists. The ones we actually can affect. I'm happy if I see comrades in Russia do work against their oligarchy but I won't get tricked into supporting western oligarchs' NATO wars. Guess that's campist now? It just makes sense to spend time and resources where they actually change things - unless you don't really want fundamental change, because you enjoy your white western privilege too much.

Calling people "campists" while retweeting the NAFO camp.

Ok Contra, but you don't support any opposition, State or non-State.

You don't have any problem with the state or capital, only see those running it as incompetent and wish they'd fulfill their part of the class collaborationism deal.

It's crazy that anyone who glazed Hillary of all people is taken seriously in any capacity amongst left leaning people.

To be fair, she had a good video or two...ten years ago. Now its just "look at me i have money and lol tankies mad." Its been that way for 9 years at least, I clocked that shit a mile ago.

If people pay you to live your life like that, cool, great, get the bag. But don't pretend to be some arbiter of the left when you're cozying up to

Idk, I could be wrong, im speaking after not having seen any of her content for a decade....but something tells me im not.

"They dont want power, they want to critique power"

No fuck you we want power why did we spend all that time and effort trying to elect local socialists in my city? Why was PSL on the presidential ballot in a lot of states? What is wrong with critiquing power anyways?

"Niger should continue to be colonized by the French" - this woman