I think Putin gets a metric-shit ton of bad rep for stuff that isn't his fault or isn't exclusively his fault, and he has done alot of genuinely good things for his country that people don't talk about much.

But I also hold the opinion that regardless of him constantly being slandered and demonized by the western mainstream global capitalist news media, he is a still a fucking horrible, manipulative reich-wing dictator who belongs in prison or in the ground, and he isn't a good person or an ally, just a tool.

I have serious problems with how alot of Russian communists seem to be socially reich-wing, but I understand that some of that could be just trying to survive in the bourgeois Russian regime.

But yes, Russia's communists are the main "good guys" here.

[–] Makan@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Yeah, though the communist party in Russia has issues, constantly kowtowing to Putin and United Russia at the worst of times.

And then being surprised when their headquarters get attacked or searched by the authorities.

There are many rank-and-file (and even leaders) that are good, I think, much like most communist parties in SolidNet (I don't believe in the old mantra "The leaders suck but the people are good" since the truth is more complicated than that and you can't really separate the two). But honestly, they try to play both sides or try to come off as "respectable" in Russian politics at the worst time. Not surprisingly, they also hold certain conservative views on sexuality and gender, including, of course, transphobia and queerphobia.

I suppose Yogthos could explain more since he's Russian, I think, but that's where I stand.

[–] cayde6ml@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Wouldn't them kowtowing to Putin make them less likely to be raided, in their eyes?

Though I suppose it's a double-edged sword kind of thing.

[–] Makan@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Keep in mind they don't always do that, but Putin is still anti-communist either way, and that will never change.

[–] cayde6ml@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 3 days ago

It still confuses and amazes me that some communists seem to like Putin, let alone tolerate him.

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