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
Thank you. That helps a lot and you did an excellent job of explaining things and organizing your response in a way that was easy to follow
To add to the already very good answers that you have received here, I would strongly recommend that you read the following:
“Through Pluripolarity to Socialism: A Manifesto” written by the International Manifesto Group, an international socialist and anti-imperialist group formed during the Covid pandemic.
And:
“The global struggle against imperialism, for multipolarity, for peace and for socialism” published on the socialist platform Friends of Socialist China.
These two pieces expand on the excellent remark made in the above comment, that: