#Communist Rule

[danielleurbansblog]

Review: The House Filler

Synopsis: A family saga set in China during the most tumultuous time of the twentieth century including the Japanese invasion, the civil war, and the Communist takeover. The House Filleris told through the experiences of Golden Phoenix, a woman who faces war, poverty, and political oppression as she fights for survival, freedom and happiness. After the untimely death of her husband, Golden…

[stolos]

Y’know That one image of goth Ariel + Eric?

[ravewing]

diabolical mix of characters right here

[damnesdelamer]

‘Socialism has never worked’?

What do you call Russia, China, and Cuba functionally eradicating homelessness and illiteracy in their respective spheres within a few years of the massive upheaval of revolution, and radically improving the living conditions of millions after generations of poverty? What do you call the Soviet Union bearing the brunt of the greatest military conflict the world has ever seen and emerging victorious? What do you call the Soviet Union holding out for four decades of sustained military and economic warfare against the greatest military and economic superpower the world has ever known? What do you call Vietnam defeating the greatest military empire the world has ever known in its anti-imperialist resistance campaign? What do you call China emerging from the 20th Century as the most populous country on earth with the highest GDP? What do you call China reducing daily covid numbers to double digits in a population of 1.4 billion? What do you call Cuba thriving after six decades of brutal embargoes? What do you call Cuba passing the most progressive and practically protective legislation for family and LGBT rights in a world historical moment marked by increased LGBTphobia among the Western powers? What do you call the people of Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe shrugging off the muck of ages to usher in an era of progress, all while Western powers conspire to sabotage them at every turn while growing fat off the earth they’ve scorched?

I’d ask what history books you’re reading, but I know that you’re not reading any, and the only information you have on the subject is spoon-fed into your colonised mind by the people’s enemies, whose vested interest in fabricating events is readily apparent to any who bother to look into these things.

‘Socialism has never worked’? It has been one of the dominant political-economic models of the past century, and has made drastic strides on every front despite its relative infancy and constant opposition from Western superpowers. If you fear socialism, what do you really fear? Socialism is the people. Socialism is me; socialism is you; socialism is all of us, together.

‘Socialism has never worked’? Socialism has always worked. Socialism is working right now. We will see socialism work again, always.

[renmorris]

really hope the kids today have access to random stashes of books in their teacher’s classrooms that contain healthy radicalizing content.

every time there's a protest outside the white house I immediately remember this one passage from a book series I don’t remember that described peaceful protesters being gunned down on the white house lawn and men with hoses coming to wash off the rose bushes

I was 10 or 11 when I read that and now I’m nearly 30 years old, and I will never forget that shit even though I’ve forgotten nearly everything else about the book

[i-disapprove-of-your-life]

[storywestistrash]

i am actually so tired of the way westerners treat eastern europeans

[jadewazzletime]

[bijoumikhawal]

*sees a long post from an American comparing Cardassia to the USSR/China* *rolls eyes and keeps scrolling*

[yellow-yarrow]

Disco Elysium: there is still hope for the world

Sacred and Terrible Air: it's all meaningless and the world is ending

Synthesis: a secret third thing

[lightgate]

[thesylverlining]

I just realized something. In the 20+ fics and comics I've read since finishing Disco Elysium, if there is a distinct Harry Ideological Type, it is always, ALWAYS Communist Harry.

Literally never seen anything but a fiery communard if politics are included at all. Whether that's because this personality/alignment simply seems to fit him best, or the lines therein are the funniest (I think at least) or DE simply appeals to a uh. Specific political type? Unclear. Possibly all of the above

Anyway I just think it's great we're all somehow unanimously on the same collective page

[vv-ispy]

also also I know everyone likes to talk about how good of an archon Venti is because he left mondstadt to do its own thing and hey look Zhongli's doing the same now with his retirement but I also like how the story shows it isn't without flaws, with so much freedom in the city it's all too easy to take control with power, Mondstadt's people may be free but they also don't have a god to actually uphold the ideal they stand for and how personal freedoms conflict, discrimination(eg. against Eula and her clan) is allowed because the people are free to do whatever they want, the fatui really wormed their way into mondstadt during the webtoon + nearly did with Davalin bc the people of mondstadt do whatever they want so Jean is overworked and the knights are ineffective(according to Diluc), and how mondstadt might have been the least free place for the common people during the Lawrences rule despite being the region governed by the archon of freedom

Zhongli at least first tested his people were ready before retiring, Venti kinda acended, organized a bunch of celebrations for his people, then left them to have fun with their newfound freedom only interveining when things get really bad

[idontwantrobyntodie]

my mother is always telling me the same Family Lore i’ve been hearing since i was twelve but there’s new details every time. extended edition. director’s cut.

[chemicalarospec]

anyways because of all those RedNote/Xiaohongshu stuff, now seems like a good time to remind everyone that realizing the US government's official line on China isn't accurate does NOT mean you have to turn around and recite the Chinese government's official stances next.

The current government of Taiwan was founded at the same time as the current government of China during a period of upheaval; neither is more "legitimate" or broke away from the other.

[keijithegreat]

anyone got any ussr/communism soda jokes i need it for a project to parallel my ameri can