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On the 50th anniversary of Vietnam’s victory over U.S. imperialism

50 years ago, on April 30, the gates of the Presidential Palace in Saigon were broken by a tank - a tank driven by a fighter for a unified and independent Vietnam. The flag of the U.S.-backed puppet regime came down, and the flag of the National Liberation Front replaced it. Saigon, the capital of French colonialism, and then American imperialism, was no more. Saigon became Ho Chi Minh City – named for the communist leader who stood at the forefront of Vietnam’s fight for national […]

frso.org/statements/on-the-50t

I think it is a very natural reaction to feel inclined towards uncritical acceptance of non-western political narratives in response to disillusionment with what you know of the world being exposed as western propaganda. It is important, however, not to take recognition of western disinformation as immunity to propaganda. Disillusionment with one narrative is not evidence of another.

One of the most clear examples of this is with leftists that rightfully point out the sensationalism of western narratives about North Korea, but who ultimately end up pedalling the equally sensationalized and misleading state propaganda of North Korea.

We can do better than that. Leftism grows from being critical about the world. We do ourselves a disservice, then, when we don't adequately apply that critical lens to ourselves or movements that claim to be leftist--denying ourselves the opportunity to grow from that criticism.

Excellent video critiquing common defences of the North Korean state in the Marxist-Leninist content sphere:

Guide to North Korea on Left-Tube: Socialism, Defectors, the Western Media... oh and Tankies
➡️ youtu.be/WdEL1m8PhYo

The information war against the USSR was waged throughout its entire existence and continues to be waged after its collapse. What myths were and are being spread about the USSR? Who, why, and at whose expense is conducting bourgeois propaganda? #socialism #communism #capitalism #marxism #leninism #marxismleninism youtube.com/live/XP1FzU34GIE