slowly walking towards the sign waving "anti-imperialist" DSA, checking for kneejerk reptilian brain reactions 👁️

  • ComradeBongwater [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    It's not a good rule of thumb because most people are misinformed in about a million different ways. Partially deprogrammed people are not CIA sleeper agents, jesus.

    Also I'd assume intelligence assets know enough to pretend to be pro-DPRK to the right people.

    The only thing a person's reaction to juche is useful for is whether they have a decent understanding of imperialism and capitalist propaganda. Nothing more.

    • Kanna [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      It's true. I said something positive about the DPRK to someone a few days ago and got a side eye from someone who is also a leftist

      • ComradeBongwater [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Not surprising if that person is an anarchist or demsoc.

        Even as an ML, the DPRK is still challenging to defend because:

        • DPRK never had the absurdly fast economic growth like the USSR & PRC did
        • fear mongering about nuclear weapons
        • chain of succession looks suspiciously like a monarchy
        • extremely thick propaganda surrounding them, even when compared to other socialist states
        • lack of trustworthy sources of information on their internal affairs

        It makes perfect sense to me why the DPRK would be the last socialist state a Marxist would come around to during their deprogramming.

        What did you say about the DPRK that got you the side eye?

        • Kanna [she/her]
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          3 years ago

          I just mentioned that they're not as bad as western media says lol. Actually, I've been wanting to read more about the DPRK or even watch a good video but I'm not sure where to find trustworthy sources. Do you have any suggestions?