Maybe it’s because I remember the Cold War but it’s truly hard for me to believe that anyone is using the word “comrade” unironically

The majority of the people I see using it sincerely seem to be 10+ years younger than me which adds weight to the idea that I’m just too old to not see that word as cosplay

I just associate it with oppressive regimes that use the facade of comity to justify brutal oppression so... yeah it’s a bit hard to employ it as a genuine term of solidarity.

I do support responding to nosy people with the barb, “Who are you? Comrade Question?” however.

Anyway I’m not here to police your usage of it, I truly don’t care if you find it meaningful, I just *personally* feel deeply embarrassed at the thought of using the word

In conclusion, looking forward to the inevitable dunks on how I'm a neoliberal shill because a word I associate with a regime that brutally oppressed people I know makes me feel weird

This thread is not a defense of US imperialism or its perpetration of genocide, it's not an either/or thing

I can, in fact, think most global powers are bad regardless of their economic system