• Ertebolle@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Funny how nobody ever makes these sorts of comments about, say, money we spend paying farmers to not grow corn, or money we spend on overpriced or useless weapons systems for our own military, or even specifically the military aid we give to wealthier, less deserving countries like Saudi Arabia and Israel; it’s always Ukraine that brings out the “how come we aren’t spending money on X” people.

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      1 year ago

      They’re either paid shills, or braindead useful idiots. Russia cultivates both types for propaganda.

      • PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        You know I’ve been noticing a heck of a lot of communists on Lemmy the past week. It’s crazy, there’s this whole gaggle of people posting on socialism, hex bear, Games, vegan topics and related threads.

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            1 year ago

            A particular type of Communist colloquially known as “tankies” tend to suck up the Russian propaganda the same way alt-right people do.