Google 1970s Iran vs now. It’s an interesting contrast of how quickly societies can change; and some would argue, not towards the future but backwards.

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    3 months ago

    National liberation is a prerequisite for socialist liberation. Marx correctly observed this back in his own day, and directed socialists to support struggles against the British Empire even if the leaders of those struggles weren’t socialist. Nowadays we support national liberation from the American Empire for much the same reasons, even if those revolutions and their leaders aren’t perfect.

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      3 months ago

      Those revolutions and their leaders are the exact opposite of who I want or am willing to give power to, and if you think they are the path forward to a better future you are a dangerous fool

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        3 months ago

        If you think that shackling the entire world to the American Empire is the path forward to a better future, then you are just a regular fool.