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[–] SixthSunOfASixthSun@lemmy.ml 14 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I don't think people understand the why of "critical support" here.

When people say "critical support of Assad", they are not saying "I want to live under the Assad regime" or "I agree with Assad's politics".

They are saying there is no alternative to Assad that is capable of resisting American imperialism to the same degree AND has good politics.

[–] ferristriangle@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago

Exactly, the yardstick of critical support is not "some arbitrary measure of how much ideological inconsistency and discomfort I'm willing to stomach," it is utility. Necessity makes strange bedfellows and all that.