Red Mosquito

96583UP wrote:still the initial fault IMO lies with Russia, for being an aggressor

Anders wrote:https://theconversation.com/russian-fas ... ogy-218182

Ruscism, also known as rashism, russism or simply Russian fascism, is the ideology that forms the backbone of Vladimir Putin’s decades-long dictatorial rule. The term was coined by journalists to describe Russian ultranationalism in Chechnya and Georgia in the late 1990s. However, it began to crystallise into a fully-fledged ideology, complete with an omnipresent symbol – the Latin letter Z – after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

The term was coined by journalists

dimejinky99 wrote:

Anders wrote:https://theconversation.com/russian-fas ... ogy-218182

Ruscism, also known as rashism, russism or simply Russian fascism, is the ideology that forms the backbone of Vladimir Putin’s decades-long dictatorial rule. The term was coined by journalists to describe Russian ultranationalism in Chechnya and Georgia in the late 1990s. However, it began to crystallise into a fully-fledged ideology, complete with an omnipresent symbol – the Latin letter Z – after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Thanks for that. I know the square root of fuck all about Russia but i know it isnt one people either, its a whole cascade of different ethinicities across the entire landmass, there is no one identity to them all.

Anders wrote:Ruscism is not just journalist talk, it’s the way Russia is ruled.

BurtReynolds wrote:

Anders wrote:Ruscism is not just journalist talk, it’s the way Russia is ruled.

The irony of the listicle is that it (correctly) asserts that Putin uses tenuous claims of fascism to rally Russians to his cause, when the article itself is a prime example of using tenuous claims of fascism to motivate the reader to the author's cause.

To "prove" its case, it lists several things that aren't inherently fascist at all, and a few more that aren't exclusively fascist and can describe almost any country.

What the article actually is - besides generic propaganda using the word "fascism" (which here merely serves as a synonym for "Boogeyman" or "bad guy" or "dictator") - is an attempt to deflect away from the ACTUAL communist roots of Putin (ex-kgb) dictatorship. Because they don't want you to notice that. Instead, it's "far right" or "nationalist", which is the same bullshit they use to paint any of their political enemies (that is: anyone not center-left neoliberal).

simple schoolboy wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:

Anders wrote:Ruscism is not just journalist talk, it’s the way Russia is ruled.

The irony of the listicle is that it (correctly) asserts that Putin uses tenuous claims of fascism to rally Russians to his cause, when the article itself is a prime example of using tenuous claims of fascism to motivate the reader to the author's cause.

To "prove" its case, it lists several things that aren't inherently fascist at all, and a few more that aren't exclusively fascist and can describe almost any country.

What the article actually is - besides generic propaganda using the word "fascism" (which here merely serves as a synonym for "Boogeyman" or "bad guy" or "dictator") - is an attempt to deflect away from the ACTUAL communist roots of Putin (ex-kgb) dictatorship. Because they don't want you to notice that. Instead, it's "far right" or "nationalist", which is the same bullshit they use to paint any of their political enemies (that is: anyone not center-left neoliberal).

Russia inherits the proud tradition of Soviet anti-colonialism. If they fully embraced gay race communism, they'd be on the right side of history (tm).

Azov? Fascist. They are fighting fascists, ergo, good guys.

BurtReynolds wrote:I'm begging you to stop outsourcing your thought to Google and try to formulate your own arguments. Posting random links (which you likely haven't even read yourself) is tedious.