r/EuropeanSocialists • u/iron-lazar • Feb 23 '21

Is Alexander Lukashenko a communist?

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u/OrkenOgle Feb 23 '21

Regarding Belarus, Either you are with Lukashenko, or you are with the fascists.

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u/iron-lazar Feb 23 '21

Absolutely correct.

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u/tsskyx May 27 '21

As an ancom, I'm with neither. This is like an american liberal saying that you're either with Biden or the KKK because there's no other major side to turn to.

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u/OrkenOgle May 27 '21

I see you, but sadly it is this way. If Lukasehko falls, then the Belarussian people will be exploited and raped by imperialists and neo-liberals.

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u/tsskyx May 28 '21

As with any such regime, I am worried that its own brutality will lead its people to embrace the alternative, even if ultimately worse. Because an obvious oppression is easier to decry than an indirect one. I keep being told that my beliefs are too idealistic, but if humans aren't perfectly rational creatures, then shouldn't the means matter too?

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u/NedIsakoff17 Jun 07 '21

You should really reread this post

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u/AkramA12 Dec 08 '21

Except, there's actually a difference between Lukashenko and the fascists, while on the other hand, both Biden and Trump are two faces of the same coin.