Putin’s trip to North Korea, Vietnam weakens U.S. imperialism
www.workers.org
Russian President Vladimir Putin received a warm welcome when he visited the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on June 19 to meet with Kim Jong Un, who is general secretary of the Workers Party and DPRK president. Workers and soldiers of all ages greeted the Russian president with music and colo

Prior to the recent trips to DPRK and [the Socialist Republic of] Vietnam, Putin conducted a two-day visit in [the People’s Republic of] China in late May. In addition to meeting with [President] Xí Jìnpíng, Putin also met with students at the Harbin Institute of Technology, known for its defense research and its work with the People’s Liberation Army.

Unlike [the People’s Republic of] China, the DPRK and [the Socialist Republic of] Vietnam, Russia is not a [people’s republic], and therefore, it does not have a centrally planned economy spearheaded by a pro-working class political party. Russia has been a capitalist country since the counterrevolution in the former Soviet Union in 1991.

U.S. foreign policy since 1992 has explicitly planned U.S. economic and military hegemony in all world regions, which meant planning to weaken and divide Russia so that it could never compete as a rival capitalist power. This included expanding the U.S.-commanded NATO up to the Russian border, conflicts with Russian allies in West Asia and the overthrow of a government in Ukraine in 2014 that was friendly to Moscow.

Putin’s recent trip shows that Russian diplomacy is successfully countering U.S. [neo]imperialism’s aggressive policies.

  • darkernations@lemmygrad.ml
    11·
    5 months ago

    Feels like this is a good time to post some of Hakim’s primers for those who are interested/curious:

    What if North Korea was a democracy? (Starts at 22 seconds if you want to skip the intro, approx 30 min; can watch in 2x speed if so inclined) https://youtu.be/1f4rKycK6Gg

    Why is North Korea so weird? (Approx 12 min long) https://youtu.be/EzDhqXuELjo

    What is the deal with defectors? (Again approx 12 min long) https://youtu.be/vBwZjBMbsK0

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    Tangent articles

    On Brainwashing (1st: 17 min, 2nd: 77 min):

    • rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml
      27·
      5 months ago

      But begging for help from slavery driven country is not weakening US, it shows how desperate Russia is

      Could you name this “slavery driven country” and explain why you are referring to it like that?

      Also, what evidence do you have to say that China is an empire like the USA?

        • rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml
          27·
          5 months ago

          NK is the country I meant. Why? IDK coz simple folks can’t leave it and can’t freely speak like someone owns them, so yeah, sounds like slavery to me.

          Well, let’s cover these two things here, shall we?

          There is a reason why they can’t leave and it is not because of the eVil Gummie gov’t. This cool infographic covers this part in Myth 7:

          About the part of their people not being able to speak freely, it is the contrary. The gov’t welcomes feedback from their people and they have the means and institutions to process that feedback.

          With this in mind, I don’t NK is a “slave driven country” as you confidently said. On the contrary, they are a country that are not allowed to flourish due to American jealousy.

          What evidence. You don’t need to be a detective to find evidence of Chinese police in Hungary. Reminds me of “US being world’s police”. Another example is buying out properties and businesses and ports in different EU counties. Coincidentally prices in those places going over the top for some reason. I also find overly subsidized EV production and attempts to flood market with them quite aggressive.

          I don’t that is enough evidence. Are they forcing their will on Hungarian people? Last time I checked, they were invited by the Hungarian and the police men from China in no way violates Hungary’s sovereignty because it does not allow Chinese police officers to carry weapons and take independent action in Hungary. I don’t think that is VERY empire like behavior. If you want, I can show you what a real empire looks like.

          About buying out properties and businesses and ports in different EU counties… So… Any country that does this is an evil empire?

          “Coincidentally prices in those places going over the top for some reason.” Do you have evidence for this? How can you be so sure that it is them?

          “I also find overly subsidized EV production and attempts to flood market with them quite aggressive.” -> What’s the problem with subsidizing EV production? Is that a bad thing?

        • xkyfal18@lemmygrad.ml
          20·
          5 months ago

          Why? IDK coz simple folks can’t leave it

          Thank the UN for that. However, there are plenty of DPRK citizens in Russia and China.

          can’t freely speak like someone owns them

          Please use a source other than fucking defectors who are known for being pathological liars.

          I also find overly subsidized EV production and attempts to flood market

          Tfw producing EVs and selling them (free-market) is now abusive. Commies really beat the capitalists at their own game lmfao. When gomunism no innovation you all laugh. When gomunism brings innovation and tries to compete with the capitalists in their own game, it’s suddenly flooding markets.

          I also find

          You don’t find anything, for you don’t even have a clear opinion on anything. You’re the classical liberal that will believe anything Western media tells them and call out anyone who actually thinks critically as a Russian troll.