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I've seen comments across Lemmy from people registered to Lemmy.ml, who defend Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

I think Lemmy.ml is meant to be leftist (I assume the "ML" is short for Marxist-Leninist). How can any leftist support Russia's imperialist invasion of Ukraine? Also modern Russia has similarities with fascist states.

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[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 84 points 6 hours ago

Because they're fascists with a thin coat of red paint.

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago

That's horseshoe theory, you filthy heretic!

[-] AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 53 points 6 hours ago

It's also stethoscope theory, which is much more plausible:

[-] AmidFuror@fedia.io 4 points 5 hours ago

Looks like a way to paint your beliefs as the good ones, and if you have to enforce them on everyone else for their own good, so be it.

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 25 points 6 hours ago
[-] superkret@feddit.org 72 points 6 hours ago

USA bad, USA supports Ukraine, Ukraine fights against Russia, therefore Russia good

[-] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 27 points 5 hours ago

Campism. All evil comes from the Washington liberal-capitalist consensus, therefore anyone who stands against Washington and its allies is on the side of the Revolution, even if they’re the Taliban or someone.

[-] AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 20 points 5 hours ago

Some of them think that communism is so perfect that any communist state (i.e. a state that plans to build communism one day, but doesn't claim to have done so yet) can't backtrack and will only get closer and closer to communism over time. Claims that Russia is no longer communist, and is just an authoritarian capitalist oligarchy, must therefore be lies made up by the west to trick people into not trying to build communism here. Russian troll farms will find communities of people who think this, and make posts agreeing with them and telling them that everyone's super happy in Russia and anything bad is made up.

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