2026-04-15 18:23 UTC
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@Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2026-04-15 18:29
Liberalism and social democracy in the imperial core are *imperialist.* This is to the right of liberalism and social democracy in the global south. Erasure of imperialism in the question of whether or not a society is progressive historically or reactionary is a mistake, as the imperialist countries are the ones holding back global progress right now. It's kinda like saying landlords are progressive and tenants are reactionary. As for the USSR bit, I misread you. Saying it descended into fascism I took to you meaning that it was progressive in the first few years or so but then turned fascist, not that the RF was that fascism. I disagree with the idea that the RF is *fascist,* it's certainly run by nationalists and is an utter tragedy how far they've fallen from their soviet roots, but that's a different discussion.