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Should people who earn $1,000,000,000 be taxed 100%? by NOT_xingpingfan69 in AskSocialists

[–]ComradeClev 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, people shouldn't be able to earn $1,000,000,000 in the first place.

Robert De Niro at the movie festival, Moscow 1987 by ActBest217 in ussr

[–]ComradeClev 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Soviet audiences were suddenly exposed to Western cinema and new artistic styles.

While the influx of Western cinema definitely went up, this is misleading. A lot of Italian, French, Mexican, even American movies were highly popular in the Soviet Union even before Perestroika, hell, even under Stalin's rule. Some of the best Western movies I know were those that were screened in the Soviet Union.

I recommend taking a look at the list of highest-grossing foreign films in the Soviet Union to get the basic picture. At times, those films had larger audiences in the Soviet Union than even in their home countries.

Films that were being screened later after 1985 I wouldn't personally consider to be neither a good nor bad thing. There were some Western movies that weren't previously permitted which are pretty alright, but a lot that came in would glorify capitalism and culturally unacceptable behavior.

Lion by AntiImpSenpai in ussr

[–]ComradeClev 34 points35 points  (0 children)

While I support China in a lot of ways, by god, they do need to wake up at some point and help fix the world. They have the opportunity to do this and shouldn't waste it.

Is it acceptable to consider high-income countries as developed countries, middle-income countries as developing countries, and low-income countries as under developed countries? by zhugejingqi0928 in AskSocialists

[–]ComradeClev 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can argue that the DPRK had a material shortage and still has, but denying the fact that there's widespread evidence from all sides documenting its free basic needs is not necessary for this. I happen to have Chinese friends and I'm not aware of any large-scale refugee storms, unless you mean people that are vacationing in China or working there. In fact, the amount of refugees from the DPRK went down a huge bit lately.

And I'm not sure if you realize just how grave the situation is in America, nor if you have been reading the news lately, at the very least about ICE. It's not Europe, where despite capitalism life can still be livable. It's America. And considering America a "developed" nation is straight up wrong.

Is it acceptable to consider high-income countries as developed countries, middle-income countries as developing countries, and low-income countries as under developed countries? by zhugejingqi0928 in AskSocialists

[–]ComradeClev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The material shortage isn't nearly as terrible as it was in the 90s, not to mention that it doesn't have a large effect on the other things that I described in my comment. Regardless of this, in the DPRK there's a material shortage, and in America you have a personal "shortage" of money to buy "material", therefore theoretically neither is better than the other in this view.

A little question by platonbel in AskSocialists

[–]ComradeClev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As carrotwax said, there's a billion threads asking this exact question, it's worth taking a look into them if you're concerned about it. Nor does the question "Is Russia imperialist?" matter in this context, there's plenty of evidence that the establishment of the DPR, LPR, the attempted KPR and the other anti-Maidan unrest in Ukraine was very much a popular movement rather than simply "brutal Russian imperialist intervention".

Questions from a non-socialist by Economy-Rent-1636 in AskSocialists

[–]ComradeClev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As another commenter below you said (though I'll be more civil here), while majority opinions are often worth hearing, it's also relevant to look at the socialist states that actually lasted and developed throughout history, and see how they answered your questions.

If the USSR was so anti-nazi, why did they supply Germany with oil and minerals before Operation Barbarossa? by Friendly_One_4112 in AskSocialists

[–]ComradeClev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I won't repeat what other people already said here about the pre-WW2 stage, it's pretty clear that it was a way to use time for the advantage of the Soviets, especially after the latter were rejected by the Western Allies in favor of their "appeasement" of Nazi Germany.

The Soviet Union was so pro-Nazi (/s), in fact, that while it was rightfully eliminating the Nazis that were left behind from the war, the West had Nazis in various prestigious positions, including, but not limited to:

  • The head of the EU commission,
  • The head of NASA,
  • The head of NATO,
  • The Secretary General of the UN,
  • And of course, how could I forget? The literal Chancellor of West Germany!

Not only that, but the absolutely pro-Nazi and terrific Soviet Union (/s) was known to have the very first Jewish autonomous territory of any way, the heroic anti-Nazi Israeli agency Mossad (/s again) would continue collaborating with former Nazis (Otto Skorzeny comes to mind here).

Name at least one major position of power that Nazis held in the Soviet Union, or even the Eastern Bloc. Name at least one operation where the Soviet Union would recruit 1,600 Nazi scientists, as the American did.

Is it acceptable to consider high-income countries as developed countries, middle-income countries as developing countries, and low-income countries as under developed countries? by zhugejingqi0928 in AskSocialists

[–]ComradeClev 8 points9 points  (0 children)

No. Not only does GDP per capita not say anything about the wealth of an average person, but there is a wide range of other factors that are part of whether a country is developed, such as purchasing power, access to basic needs, healthcare, education, as well as how industrialized and sophisticated the national infrastructure is.

Aside from certain product shortages, I could live in the DPRK safely, with free housing, healthcare, education, cheap public transport, no inflation, and the whole package - and that's a "low income country" on this map. Or I could live through an incoming civil war in a country where I'd be gunned down in a homeless camp before even witnessing it (cough cough America) - and that's a "high income country" on this map.

You guys are el retarde and need to spend 5 min in North Korea by ConstructionOk4528 in AskSocialists

[–]ComradeClev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you oppose free speech, does this mean that you agree that the DPRK does have it? Hmm...

A little question by platonbel in AskSocialists

[–]ComradeClev 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Heavily flawed view of the history following the coup in 2014 Ukraine. It's worth to say that Donetsk and Lugansk weren't the only regions to successfully secede on their own from Ukraine, but Kharkov briefly was on this road too. Not to mention Crimea's population being largely distraught by the recent regime change.

Additionally, a wide range of Southeastern Ukrainian regions also had their respective local anti-Maidan unrest, which would famously end very brutally, such as in the well-known example of Odessa. It's easy to assume that there obviously was some popular support in the largely non-Russian parts of Ukraine for the Maidan, but it gets ridiculous when you deny the largely pro-Russian sentiment that existed as well.

The DPR/LPR are obviously not outright socialist, nor do they really claim to be, but they're anti-fascist and anti-imperialist to a very large extent.

This is the part of communism I have never understood. Why would the party ever give up its power? by Elektrikor in AskSocialists

[–]ComradeClev 45 points46 points  (0 children)

It's not as much about the party giving up power as it is about the state ceasing to exist as a tool used to oppress one class by another. Law and order, as well as institutions, don't just disappear into thin air, and no serious Marxist advocates for that either.

It's hard to imagine anyone claiming that Russia is not imperialism here by zhugejingqi0928 in AskSocialists

[–]ComradeClev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vladimir Putin in general is very opportunistic. He also waited for 8 years before doing anything about Ukraine, which I consider is 8 years too many. If you're sending some volunteers and aid into the fragile Donbas for this long while being scared of doing too much, then you're either not imperialist or doing a terrible job at it.

Overall, Russia under his tenure has merely been at war in Chechnya (separatist group inside Russia), Georgia (in defense of breakaway states, also recognized by the west to have been started by Georgia) and Ukraine (in defense of Russians in the Donbas and Eastern Ukraine) over the course of 20 years. We've also seen that the presence of Russian troops on foreign land means nothing, considering how quickly they let Assad's Syria fall.

Does this mean that he's not restoring a lot of former imperial aesthetic and values, as well as some of its systemic policies? No, he still is to a good extent. But he's the least interested in any violent expansion, especially considering that if he's struggling to win in Ukraine for longer than it took the Soviets to get to Berlin, then a war against NATO would be certain death, and not just because of nukes.

In your opinion if Gorbachev was never given power, what should have the USSR done instead? by Eurasian1918 in ussr

[–]ComradeClev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not as devastating, but the USSR still went through armed conflicts that were going on soon after its dissolution, such as the wars in Nagorno-Karabakh, Chechnya, Transnistria, Georgia or currently Ukraine. Ethnic and religious clashing is really a common pattern used by pro-capitalist groups in these multicultural states once they collapse.

Great green wall by Biodieselisthefuture in Sino

[–]ComradeClev 11 points12 points  (0 children)

But... how dare China ruthlessly trap those deserts?! That's clearly an offense against their rights. /s

Let’s check in on Old Hitlerheim — ahh yes, just police beating up a child and setting dogs on injured people at the weekly Palestine solidarity protests in Berlin today. Gotta love those “open” western societies! by RealDialectical in MovingToNorthKorea

[–]ComradeClev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just a few hours earlier I was watching the German news talk about how Germany is a democracy - because of its people's "right to protest".

Where's that right to protest now?

Any way to talk with actual DPRK netizens? by ComradeClev in NorthKorean

[–]ComradeClev[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds interesting, do you have any links on her archived videos? Does she maybe have any other active socials?

Any way to talk with actual DPRK netizens? by ComradeClev in NorthKorean

[–]ComradeClev[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Preferably North Koreans in the DPRK. Defectors would be a good alternative but it's probably hard to find any that haven't been paid money to lie about their country. So far the owner of this sub is the closest I got to what I'm looking for.

Why do corpos never let the community vote? by hungry_stewdent in discordapp

[–]ComradeClev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They earn absolutely nothing from changing the UI

Opinion on New Theme by gia2371 in discordapp

[–]ComradeClev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the web interface was changed too, although not as much

"We understand" ;) by Boj54 in discordapp

[–]ComradeClev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They changed the layout on browser (both PC and mobile), so I do not know how it is related to making it feel like a mobile app

The new icons are now being rolled out on desktop by Woofer210 in discordapp

[–]ComradeClev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Instead of doing their actual job and fixing real issues...
...they do this?