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Good thing we (the US) lost the war, or this lady would probably have her own team of lobbyists running their country.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

That's typical communist competitor purges, it has nothing to o with redistribution of wealth.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

This is the correct answer. It's not the kind of revolution people are thinking, like with France.

This is more like Stalin level shit to send a message.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

She's had so much plastic surgery it looks like she's got Bell's palsy.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

On one hand, you have to appreciate a little win here or there. Not often they see consequences.

In the other hand, you should probably have a beer or a nice, refreshing glass of fruit juice or something. Whatever you like, you know? Treat yourself, it's a special occasion!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (4 children)

I'm sure all those Vietnamese workers love walking past statues of Ho Chi Minh and liberationist/progressive/commie monuments on their way to work for multi-national companies or when speculating on the Ho Chi Minh stock exchange

It's just social democracy at this point tbh
Tho don't get me wrong, this one is not entirely on the CPV (even though the party bureaucracy plays a huge part in this), but simply losing virtually all networks of solidarity to other socialists contries (especially with China being on the capitalist road)

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