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Anti-communist is progressive.
by aa-jv 5y ago
Anti-communist is progressive.
- mschuster91 5y agoThat depends on what your definition of "anti-communist" is. Given that there are a lot of people who see stuff like universal healthcare insurance, usable public transport or a livable minimum wage as socialist/communist, "anti-communism" can be outright reactionary/ultra-conservative in reality. It's fine to be against authoritarian communism (China/NK-style governments) / existing "realsozialismus" governments (e.g. Cuba, Venezuela). But labelling actually positive policies like the ones I mentioned as "socialist"/"communist" and opposing these on the banner of "anti-communism" is pretty bad.
- denton-scratch 5y agoPerhaps I should have said "anti-russian". They're partisan, and very much not socialist. I'm not sure what "progressive" means. I think it's yet another in the trail of euphemisms used in the USA to refer to policies that have been associated with official enemies, such as "socialist".
- sam_lowry_ 5y ago"anti-russian" just like "anti-german" has double meaning. I guess you wanted to say that they are actively working on undermining the credibility of current Russian government.