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If your first instinct as a westerner is to criticize and lecture 3rd world communist movements, instead of learning from their successes, then you have internalized the patronizing arrogance of the colonial system you claim to oppose.

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[–] sleeplessone@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 day ago

Militarily driving out the French and Burger imperialists was a prerequisite for their governmental success. After all, if they hadn't done that, they wouldn't be governing themselves in the first place.