If those tankies could read, they'd be really upset with you.
this post was submitted on 25 Oct 2025
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Nooo! If one thing is bad, its opposite as I perceive it must be utopia!
Free Ukraine! Free Cuba!
which countries are we talking about?
China, the Soviet Union, and North Korea come to mind rather quickly.
Cuba to some extent too.
Cuba is one of the least bad of the lot that tankies usually simp for, but yes, Cuba to some extent too.
They also simp for Venezuela too. Maduro sucks shit.
Yeah. The PEOPLE'S suppression of democratic elections!
At the same time, it falls under the same umbrella as Cuba - it's pretty low on the list of "atrocity-heavy polities that tankies simp for", though that's damnation by faint praise as much as anything.
Oh most definitely, but it still belongs on the list.
arguably a lot of issues in Cuba are due to the US embargo (which also affects a number of other countries as the US is in a negotiation position to demand third parties also follow the embargo if they want to deal with US entities), but that does not alleviate the numerous human rights issues observed there.
Russia too. Albeit a capitalist country, it's simped for by tankies
Not sure whose blinders are more effective - theirs, or MAGA's.
Unless those oppresive regimes are the USA or the west allies in that case they are cool
Read it again
Yes it still talk about specific dictatorship that have history of being enemies as opposed as other like Saudi Arabia
What.
Are you illiterate
Shut up retard
Do you even know what my comment said or did your mom read it out to you?
It's you who can't read, retard. You guys are the western countries version of tankis. All dictstorships are bad including the socialist ones
The meme literally starts with saying us imperialism is bad.
The usa is not the only western country. See? You couldn't read my comment correctly
We wain't talkin bout them.
It really comes down to authoritarianism. Doesn't matter which financial or social foothold it arrived from.