▲ 1037 ▼ Get rid of landlords... (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world 500 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ikidd@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (3 children) Oh, ffs, are we doing Kaddafi revisionism now? He was a fucking lunatic that kept power by murdering thousands. That may or may not been at the behest of the usual suspects, but he was no saint. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] jj4211@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Both can be true. The big powers don't mind murderous lunatics, so long as they export some sweet hydrocarbons and keep the violence directed at their own people or people the big power in question doesn't like. Note I didn't limit that sentiment to the west. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Miaou@jlai.lu 2 points 2 years ago This contradicts in no way the comment you were replying to permalink fedilink source parent [–] John_McMurray@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago Someone is (you) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Both can be true. The big powers don't mind murderous lunatics, so long as they export some sweet hydrocarbons and keep the violence directed at their own people or people the big power in question doesn't like. Note I didn't limit that sentiment to the west. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Miaou@jlai.lu 2 points 2 years ago This contradicts in no way the comment you were replying to permalink fedilink source parent
