Why are they just so sauceless? Do they not have the ability to actually pick up the messages that the left actually succeeds on and counter those? It seems like the only thing the state has been successful with is instigating infighting through the whole “tankie” vs “anarkiddie” sectarian split. If I’m being charitable, gender has been pretty useful for them too with how many people feel comfortable with the anti-trans-athlete culture war BS. But if they knew what they were doing, there’d be so much more they could do.
I guess the reason they don’t pull out all the stops is that the western left is nonexistent but geez, at least taunt us about China not doing anything to save us or whatever.
thesis: anticommuunists suck at propaganda
antithesis: anticommunist propaganda is ubiquitous and has beenn very effective
synthesis: Anticommunist propaganda has never had to try very hard in the English-speaking world for many reasons. 1) They are able to say whatever they want without pushback in most cases, because most communist countries don’t produce a counter-narrative in English. 2) A large portion of the English-speaking world reside in the imperial core and benefit greatly from capitalism, and therefore will not closely interrogate pro-capitalist motivated reasoning. 3) When all else fails, the states of imperial countries have moved in and prevented successful English-speaking communist movements from being successful by other means ie assassination and sabotage.
This is why I tickle myself when I do the bit about a chauvinist communist in a well-established communist society.
That’s just unironically correct and speaking to liberals with the level of respect they deserve