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If so, was it polled somewhere?

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[–] metallic_substance 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

certain authoritarian countries

Which ones?

[–] [email protected] 31 points 10 months ago (2 children)

China, mostly. But some of them do shill for russia too.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago

And North Korea...

[–] metallic_substance 4 points 10 months ago (3 children)

But why? What's the motivation?

[–] [email protected] 27 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Doesn't help that leftist intellectuals don't do their damn research and blame NATO for the Ukraine war. Popular intellectuals really sound dumb the second they step out of field. Like Richard Dawkins not understanding transgender people and trying to frame it as "just asking question."

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

China is a "successful" example of a "communist" state and for young people attracted to communism that's kinda all they've got. Not a good approach imo, China fucking sucks.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I actually agree but here we are.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Eh, Cuba is a decent example, but they never seem to talk about it too much. China is absolutely not communist by any means. They can call it anything they want, but they have the 2nd most amount of billionaires in the world right behind the US. They are capitalist at this point with a few communist policies sprinkled in their government processes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Cuba is a much better example, yes.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Why are you asking these people about hexbear's positions, reasoning, and motivations, instead of asking hexbear?

[–] metallic_substance 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Because to me, it sounds like hexbear is full of psychopaths and trolls?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

yeah, but you're getting that impression secondhand

[–] metallic_substance 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I think I'm comfortable with that

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

even though someone's telling you it's bullshit?

[–] metallic_substance 3 points 10 months ago

Nah, I've since had a little time to peruse hexbear HQ and it's a legitimate tire fire of a community