What is the positive outcome of defending an authoritarian regime like Putin’s? I don’t see how that advances socialist goals in any way. I am learning that Zelenskyy and Ukraine are not as good as Western media describes, but I do not see how Putin is better. I’m interested in being part of Lemmygrad.ml, but not if it defends authoritarian regimes especially if they are not working towards socialism/communism. I want to work towards socialist goals, but I do not want to be used as a tool in some authoritarian geopolitical mess. Russia also gives me the impression of being colonialist but I’m not sure if that’s accurate
The others here have answered you and done so with amazing detail and eloquence so i won’t bother getting into it.
I want to say though i know as humans we have this tendency to kind of turtle up when our world view is threatened and refuse to move from our position. You may feel under personal attack when someone attacks a false belief you held.
Its natural to feel this way. All people experience it to an extent. I do hope you will overcome that feeling though and read these responses with an open mind. There is much more reading for you to do after aswell im sure. On many issues, and topics.
I want you to know you wont be attacked here if you open your mind to these things. You don’t need to turtle up. Many of the people here have had to go on this same journey of discovering what lies theyve been fed and breaking free from them.
Now that being said. If you dig your heels in and try to argue things based on vibes, or feelings, or just refuse to listen to any information not approved by the US as “legitimate.” People here will get tired of it and might not be super nice to you.
The people here arent obligated to do the labor of teaching you a bunch of stuff. Even if some will be nice enough to do just that. Its really a great community so im sure plenty will be.
Point is tho, make sure your putting in the effort yourself too if thats the route you choose to go, and keep in mind the people taking the time to teach you about this stuff are doing a big service for you. So keep it respectful and open minded.
Id reccomend visiting ProleWiki the link should be on the main page i think? Its a great place to dive in to stuff. Especially historical stuff youve been lied to about.
My biggest tip would be just observe. Be a lurker and give it awhile. No need to decide if this is the place for you or not right away.
Thank you for your response. I feel embarrassed by the oppositional way that I worded my question, and grateful for the volume and quality of responses from people in this community. I am reading their comments and following links, and I will do more research on prolewiki. I am part of a socialist group where I live, and I am reading through introductory works by Marx and others at the moment.
What I really appreciate about this experience is that I was not silenced or ignored, though some degree of that would have been warranted, but rather that I was met with educated responses and open dialogue
It’s never warranted to silence or ignore someone who has shown an honest willingness to learn. We understand that someone who is new to these subjects will come in with views and ways of expressing themselves that are shaped and prejudiced by the capitalist and imperialist propaganda which surrounds most of us on a daily basis in Western and Western-influenced countries.