minus-squareVingst [he/him]@hexbear.nettoPolitics@lemmy.ml•Young voters explain why they’re bailing on Biden, and whether they’d come backlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 months agoIf you just want power you dont have to pretend to be socialist. See Pinochet, among many examples. Pretending to be socialist would just be unnecessary extra work and having the most powerful countries as enemies instead of friends. linkfedilink
minus-squareVingst [he/him]@hexbear.nettoWorld News@lemmy.ml•Ukraine tells critics of slow counteroffensive to 'shut up'linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38arrow-down2·1 year agohttps://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/05/06/boris-johnson-pressured-zelenskyy-ditch-peace-talks-russia-ukrainian-paper linkfedilink
If you just want power you dont have to pretend to be socialist. See Pinochet, among many examples. Pretending to be socialist would just be unnecessary extra work and having the most powerful countries as enemies instead of friends.