One can only hope.

Iran, or the US and Israel killing Khamenei?

Rest in peace. May the US Empire and its dogs crumble.

Be aware that psychological warfare is common right now, and a tried and true method of Israel. Wait until the IRGC confirms or denies.

We don’t live in a civilized world while most of the planet lives in threat of the US Empire and its vassal states.

May the US Empire and its vassals crumble to dust.

Oh then in that case I agree!

Communists have, that’s why the rise of the USSR forced western countries to adopt large safety nets, and why the PRC is so heavily demonized.

I’m certainly not an “expert,” but it does appear that way, yes. The global south is rising in development, which is breaking down the system of super-exploitation the west has relied on. Without a strong industrial base, austerity is forced, which breeds discontent. Something is always rising, and something is always dying away. Dialectics at work.

Ah, gotcha. They are employing more draconian measures as they are forced into austerity politics by imperialist decay, because they need to exert a tighter grip on a population that does not want austerity. This, of course, breeds more resistance, as you pointed out.

What do you mean? The state acts depending on the circumstances it finds itself in, and the stage of class struggle. States prohibit more as class struggle heightens and from external and internal pressures, that’s what drives it.

Been that way since 1949.

My favorite part so far was Noam Chomsky telling Epstein that “Venezuela isn’t real socialism,” lmao.

Chomsky’s always been terrible.

The US Empire, in Marxist analysis, is the international dictatorship of the bourgeoisie, supported by its vassals like Canada, Australia, western Europe, Japan, the ROK, etc. As the US Empire decays, world imperialism weakens, and the ability for socialism to rise gains.

I see lots of non-Statesian content too, mostly from the communists. Lemmy.world tends to be Statesian centric, but is far from communist.

The strong presence of communists is very normal, actually, though I don’t know what you mean by “American-coded.” Lemmy was created and is developed by communists, and communists in general are atttracted to FOSS tools and platforms.

I work out in the morning, before work.

There’s really no such thing as “politically neutral.” The US Empire and “Israel” have already been bombing Palestinians as they like, China’s presence likely would not stop them. Palestinian statehood, and the permanent disollution of Israel, are both necessities for Palestinian liberation.

Russia isn’t trying to overtake all of Ukraine, though, just the four oblasts that already want to be a part of the Russian Federation. Further, as strongholds are taken, it accelerates Russia’s advance, while willingness and ability to fight in Kiev falls. There’s no reason to expect this strady rate will be the only rate the war proceeds at until its conclusion.

Another reason for the slow advance is the advent of drone warfare, which is extremely deadly and slows any movement.

As expected. China’s maintained that Palestinian statehood is a necessity and that the resistance must not and cannot be disarmed.

Russian territory control is verified by both Kiev and Russia. You can watch it on video as well, if you want, or follow live map updates, such as from this pro-UA account. Russia is steadily gaining more territory, bit by bit, because this is an attrition war where Russia can afford to take its time while Ukraine cannot, due to having a lower industrial capacity and fewer people willing and able to fight.

Its easy to control a populus when you control what news they can get. literally the only reason russians support the war.

The reason Russians support the war, including communists and the nationalists, is because Donetsk and Luhansk are predominantly ethnically Russian. After the Banderites, backed by the west, took over Ukraine in 2014, Donetsk and Luhansk seceded. The president they supported was coup’d by the far-right, and the new regime began suppressing the Russian language. This started a decade of civil war. Russians are united in opposing the west, and in supporting the seperatists, leading to steady support.

You’re using semantics to try to make it seem like I dont know what happened. No shit the UNION was created of a bunch of countries UNDER A SINGLE GOVERNCE.

It was a side note, and you did say it was a country. The important distinction is that the federation was broken up, not the individual countries. These countries had their own governments, and participated in the broader socialist system as well. Lots of these countries have had nationalist movements gain power, such as in Ukraine. It isn’t really me trying to get a win on you, just a minor correction in terminology.

Go on tell me I dont know anything, go on. Idiot

I’m not trying to get a cheap win on you or insult your intelligence. You’re fully capable of carrying this conversation, I just see absolutely no chance of Russian collapse nor Kiev’s victory.