Westerners are some of the most heavily propagandized people in the world. It's hard to convince someone that everything they know about Actually Existing Socialism is a lie or a half truth, intended to create and spread a narrative that paints opponents to international capital as evil, mad men, despots, insane leaders with no responsibility to anyone and no wish but to do the "wrong" thing for seemingly no reason. It doesn't stand up to scrutiny but it's painful for people to accept that what they know is a lie.
paints opponents to international capital as evil, mad men, despots, insane leaders with no responsibility to anyone and no wish but to do the “wrong” thing for seemingly no reason
A while back, I crystalized a thought about my lingering brainworms.
We now know the US did Agent Orange and the atomic bomb. We now know about Tuskeegee and MKULTRA. I know the beast is real, but I have an imperfect view of its actions in the moment.
I also know the AES struggle is real. I have an imperfect view of what they're defending themselves from, but the beast is real and defending against it isn't random.
Westerners are some of the most heavily propagandized people in the world. It's hard to convince someone that everything they know about Actually Existing Socialism is a lie or a half truth, intended to create and spread a narrative that paints opponents to international capital as evil, mad men, despots, insane leaders with no responsibility to anyone and no wish but to do the "wrong" thing for seemingly no reason. It doesn't stand up to scrutiny but it's painful for people to accept that what they know is a lie.
A while back, I crystalized a thought about my lingering brainworms.
We now know the US did Agent Orange and the atomic bomb. We now know about Tuskeegee and MKULTRA. I know the beast is real, but I have an imperfect view of its actions in the moment.
I also know the AES struggle is real. I have an imperfect view of what they're defending themselves from, but the beast is real and defending against it isn't random.