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  • KrupskayaPraxis@lemmygrad.ml
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    6 days ago

    Amsterdam police are cracking down violently on pro-Palestine protestors on Dam Square who are protesting against the way the Maccabi hooligan situation was treated. They are even arresting journalists. And they are blocking the square so no protestors can leave, even the ones who were at the edge bc they didn’t want to be in danger. I’m safe, I didn’t go.

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    6 days ago

    recently attends my two friends wedding (one korean and one russian)

    it was fine. but the russian family recently moved to israel to escape russia war?!? i agonised over attending their wedding a lot. but i left early.

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    7 days ago

    my dad, an insane anticommunist, is in love with china he recently discovered how developed china is and wants to visit China lol.

    which bring me to ask you, how should i spproach him about their politics, he has convinced himself that theyre “more” capitalist than the US and thats why theyre so developed 😂 its pretty funny because you can find communist iconography in every video

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      5 days ago

      Is your dad one of the willingfully ignorant person who use redefinition of words to conclude that successful example of Marxism are success of Capitalism? Did he even know about the actual definition of Communism? I know that my abusive ableist family had fled mainland China before the Communist takeover to continue their toxic authoritarian tradition from the Chinese warlord period, but my family now praise the mainland Chinese government for their leadership to the current prosperity of China despite their hatred of Communism. Is your dad similar in some way?

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    10 days ago

    I just had someone who was apparently a part of Operation Prosperity Guardian reply to me on reddit really mad that I made fun of the two US pilots who bombed Yemen and later died in a jet crash in the US. I told them if I were flying the jet it wouldn’t have crashed lol

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    9 days ago

    Tonight my football team plays at home against an Isreali team. Let’s hope my team beats them. Such a shame it wasn’t canceled and that the counter protest was banned. Last night a Palestinian flag was taken from a squatted house by Israeli supporters and burned in the Dam Square. And there are a lot of Mossad agents in the city for ‘safety’

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      9 days ago

      I was wondering what your opinion was lol

      I’ve already seen some footage of clashes between protesters and Maccabi fans

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      9 days ago

      lmao, was it the macabi team? I saw a macabi supporter get their ass beat by some Moroccan cab drivers the zionists tried to beat up. There was another who had their passport taken, shoved into the water, and they made him say free palestine HAHAHAH

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      9 days ago

      You could become a fake tour guide who purposely tells the Israeli supports to go in the wrong direction like “huh no the match in in Rotterdam trust me”

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    9 days ago

    i was watching this video about korean gender war and it has a whole segment and confucian hierarchy in china for example around 31 minute, says that confucian hierarchy is embedded in their “socialism with chinese characteristics“, is this a valid statement?

    https://youtu.be/-Im4YAMWK74

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      8 days ago

      Imo, i believe it is indeed embedded in Chinese cultural and traditional beliefs which transfers to a modern day society. I do not believe it is upheld or foundational within the modern Chinese practice of socialism - it very much depends on education and educational levels of that particular area. I do believe it will get better with time, as there often is a disruption between the perspectives of the young and old generations.

  • DankZedong @lemmygrad.ml
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    12 days ago

    Another week.

    Ever since the elections finished over here I am in some sort of political pause it seems. The party hasn’t really communicated something in the last few weeks and I haven’t heard from my group either. I get that in a year with two elections, who are now done, a pause was necessary but idk it’s not like things have stopped. Get back to work I’d say.

    The strange thing is that I just sort of forgot too. Like, it was only last night that I thought about the party work in weeks.

    In the meantime life is great actually. I finally settled in my new office and I feel really welcome. Made some new coworker friends who invite me to do stuff. Gym is going great and I am on a roll the last few weeks after working out from home for over a year. I eat healthy. Haven’t had a drink in months. I feel calm and at peace for the first time in over two years I think. I got some nice things planned.

    Not really sure why I write all of this. But I guess I had to get it out somewhere. I was sitting on my couch last evening thinking about how I truly feel happy for the first time in a while and it feels nice.

    Though I do hope party work starts soon.

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    9 days ago

    I went to the Ajax stadium to see if there was a demonstration against the Israeli club but I didn’t see anything so I went home. But apparently there was a pro-Palestina demonstration near the football stadium on a nearby square, which I only came to know on my way back home. It was apparently announced a day before. I really should stay in touch more.

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      8 days ago

      From what I have been reading, there were people pummeling zionists to the groud. There are a lot of videos circulating about this.

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        Read a news article one of the Israeli supports said “I went to Amsterdam for a holiday but I am leaving early because it feels like a war zone”

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    10 days ago

    Is there any actual reason to believe Trump would drastically change the Ukraine war like libs are saying? No way the ruling class of the US will let him fuck up this situation.

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      I have heard this fear expressed too that Trump would somehow bail on project Ukraine and NATO as a whole but I recall him also having similar bluster in 2016 and we know how that turned out. I haven’t seen any serious evidence to prove it and I personally cannot foresee a situation where he unilaterally just pulls out as a vanity project given what is at stake, and who the stakeholders are. If there was a case to be made I’d be open to hearing it tho, I am not an expert. I think it’s just dems slinging mud

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      I can’t see him accepting Russian terms politically. He’s floated the idea of a freeze and delaying NATO membership, but Russia already categorically stated that they won’t go for that. However, I think what he’ll do is cut funding, and that will force Ukraine to surrender sooner.

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    8 days ago

    My TTRPG group that I’m in where I live wasn’t feeling well today, they said on Discord, and decided to not do a game session today…

    …sadge…

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    12 days ago

    The Spanish Communist Party has issued a call to other communist parties in Europe to send help to deal with the floods and our party will send a brigade of volunteers soon

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      12 days ago

      Be careful out there folks. There are spanish neo nazis organizing in Valencia. In case your team needs an idea on how to identify them, some of them are wearing shirts like this one:

      spoiler

      Wish you the best! Valencianos need a lot of help.

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    10 days ago

    I care so little about this election that a fucking change on Tvtropes is affecting my mood more than any voting.