• ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    My point is that saying Russia is a “Land of Peace” compared to the US is not historically accurate in the least.

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      7 days ago

      I don’t think that’s being disputed. Both the USA and Russia had incredibly violent labor histories in the late 1800s and 1900s. The main difference is that in Russia, the workers+peasants organized and won, and in the US, they lost.

      Either way this both-sidesing of violence makes no sense. You might as well demonize every just cause in history, or every person that defends themselves from an aggressor with that outlook.

      • ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
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        7 days ago

        I don’t think that’s being disputed.

        Tell that to the other people arguing with me. You’re right about the rest though.