glad to see him win and hopeful for the people of chile, but im not eager to jump the gun knowing how castillo turned out

orinocotribune.com/salvador-allendes-grandson-responds-to-boric-the-human-rights-double-standard-and-chic-leftism

also thought this was a good read

"Doctor Sepúlveda Allende’s open letter to Boric is translated and reproduced below:

Deputy, I dare to respond to you because I see the danger that it represents for important leaders like you, young referents of the “new left” that has emerged in the Frente Amplio, to make simplistic, absurd and misinformed comparisons on issues as delicate as that of human rights.

It is very biased and rude that you equate—without the slightest argument—the supposed “weakening of the basic democratic conditions in Venezuela,” the “permanent restriction of freedoms in Cuba” and “the repression of the Ortega government in Nicaragua” with the proven atrocities of the military dictatorship in Chile, the evident criminal interventionism of the United States around the world, and the State of Israel’s terrorism against the people of Palestine.

The fact that you write such nonsense does not “make you a pseudo CIA agent,” but it does denote a significant irresponsibility and political immaturity that can transform you into a useful idiot for the right-wing, or worse, make you end up being that “left” that the right craves: a dumb, ambiguous left, a harmless left which, due to opportunism, prefers to appear as “politically correct,” a lukewarm left that does not want to have problems with anyone.

Such a left is confusing, because it does not dare to point out and courageously confront the true enemies of the peoples. Hence the danger of issuing politically immature opinions.

Have you ever wondered why Venezuela is being so vilified and attacked in the media? Why is it on the news every day in practically all the countries of the Western world where the mainstream media dominate? Why is it outnumbered and attacked from all sides? Why do these big newscasts keep quiet about the continuous massacres in Colombia and Mexico? Why do those who tear their hair out worrying about a Venezuelan deputy who confessed to participating in an assassination attempt not have the courage to demand that Israel stop the genocide of the Palestinian people?

A world upside down. That is the world of politics without heart and without courage.

Margarita Labarca Goddard Chilean human rights lawyer has already argued clearly and forcefully why you are mistaken in your judgments towards Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua. I will only add that Venezuela has a much healthier and more transparent democracy than the one in Chile, if you wish I can point out my arguments to you and we can have a debate, if you are interested.

It is also easy to argue why the “permanent restriction of liberties in Cuba” is a fallacy. Not to mention that the word “freedom” is so misused that by now its true meaning is ambiguous, and a sensible definition requires even a philosophical debate. Or tell me, what is freedom?

I name these two countries because I know them quite well. I lived in Cuba for nine years and in Venezuela I have been living for another nine. I do not know Nicaragua first-hand, but I invite you to ask yourself what would have been the reaction of a right-wing government to the actions of hired and heavily armed criminal gangs who took over whole sectors of the most important cities in the country. Additionally, said mercenary gangs were organized to commit abominable acts such as kidnapping, torture, maiming, rape and even burning dozens of human beings alive, for the mere fact of being sympathizers of a cause—in this case, Sandinistas. The persecution reached the point where entire families were murdered in their own homes.

Even with the resources, the legal framework, and the strength to take immediate forceful action against such fascist destabilization, the legitimately elected government of Nicaragua exercised restraint. Do you think that if a right-wing government had been in power, they would have had such a conciliatory position and would have called for dialogue to resolve the conflict?

History gives us answers.

I understand that you may have been confused by the powerful “media” that took upon itself the charge of victimizing the perpetrators, just like they did a year ago in Venezuela during the time of the so-called guarimbas.

Therefore, Gabriel, objectively speaking and through a serious argumentation—and not opinions formed and shaped by a media that repeats misrepresentations and lies on a daily basis—there is no such thing as a double standard by which we defend Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.

These countries do not have disappeared or tortured people; they do not imprison those who think differently, but yes, they imprison criminals, be these deputies, politicians or so-called students. Rather, it seems to me that you are the one with the “double standards,” issuing comfortable judgments of morality formed through manipulation and ignorance,

When it comes to the media, democracy and freedoms, we could compare Chile with these countries. I assure you that, unfortunately, Chile would not fare very well, and even less so, if we include human, economic and social rights, since in Chile these seem to be nothing more than merchandise.

“A person reaches his highest level of ignorance when he repudiates something of which he knows nothing.”

Regards!"

kiwipolitico.com/2022/01/indigenous-socialism-with-a-chilean-face

Yeah his charactarizations of Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua is what bothers me the most

Althusser?

I was born 31 October 1990 – just after 9 month after the foundation of the 1st McDonald’s in Russia. This coincidence is likely to have had an impact on my further life.

Together with me McDonald’s different kinds of freedom came into my life. Freedom of choice, freedom of moving, freedom of translation of my own values and following them.

Americans attracted us by their flavorings and haunting ads for many things. It’s not only fast food.

Promoting everywhere their philosophy of tolerance and democracy they gave us the idea of free and independent way of thinking. We realized that it’s possible to be different from others – and not to be ashamed of it, not to be punished for this.
But what is going on nowadays? Blocking of our freedom everywhere, freedoms which have become an unseparatable part of our life.

I have always been a free person. I cannot understand why I am personally to blame to be punished in this way and forced to do what I don’t want to. Why do politicians from unfriendly to us countries force us, common peaceful citizens change our habitual way of life?!

Those values which I have always translated into the world are also associated with body positive. I suppose that every person has the right of choice – how and in what way to bring his or her “I (ego)” into this world if it doesn’t violate freedom of other people, regardless of their color, shape of eyes and weight.
My weight is more than 270 kg. It is my choice, my means of self-estimate and freedom. Up to now, I could follow my own principals and ideas, which I share with the whole mankind.
But I, a common peaceful citizen was deprived of this. Now I cannot have the food which I have been eating all my life. I cannot travel and see the world. I am deprived of those technologies which have been developed also thanks to my compatriot. Even our pets have to suffer because they have been eating one and the same food all their life.

Now we are deprived of the very ideas of democracy and values of human rights, demonstrating that freedoms are fiction.
It is real genocide of common people because together with prohibitions all our moral and social postulates are destroyed.
Now I declare with the full sense of responsibility that the ban for those brands with which life of Russian people is connected – is an economical and phycological genocide.

I am speaking about McDonald’s because this restaurant net has become the first gulp of fresh air in the far away 1990. And now hamburgers from McDonald’s are becoming the symbol of freedom violation. The first of all on behalf of the USA – the very state which proclaims human rights for every person throughout the world.

This manifest is my peaceful protest against insult of my dignity, against violation of my freedoms.

I address all common American citizens display their human position and influence the decisions of their politicians.
People, think and stop!

Imma murder that Althussy

All this Russia hysteria lowkey can't even be justified from a very cynical and MAKAVELLIAN pov by the West

I unironically think they just got too high on their own supply of propaganda, fully operating under ideology, kinda wild to see

EU rly let themselves get Russiagated into getting Marshallcucked even harder than post-WW2

Except there's no infrastructure projects

Just expensive gas prices

Nixon-Maosim wins again

Well wdym what are you confused on
I always recommend beginners to read “blackshirts and reds” by parenti

(This is what Maoists actually believe)

ive seen theories that the US is pushing the ukraine support so hard becuz it will damage the EU's attempts to decouple from US dependence

I mean they been wanting to do that forever tbh that's why they always opposed Nordstream 2

idk s*** i’m just existing in here

Is North Korea socialist? I get different answers from socialists and communists

From my understanding North Korea practices juche socialism, because they have been the victim of imperialism for centuries

lol ur gonna get different answers itt as well but i guess we’ll “defend” then against western imperialism

What’s your opinion? Is juche not really socialism