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Dude this has to be performance art.
I had Cowbee categorized as "actually believes this stuff for whatever reason" as opposed to "taking the piss" or just working his day job (and I guess trying to break down categories of that is pretty much a waste of time anyway), but holy smokes. It's hard for me to believe a person exists who is this deluded.
I knew a few people whose families fled from communism, and I used to work with some guys from Eastern Europe who would practically physically attack you if you ever called them "Russian" because of hearing their accent. Yes, Polish communism was "flawed." That's one way to put it, yes.
At best I categorize this as cognitive dissonance. They want to believe anti imperialism is good and that communism is always used positively. They then reason their justification for things. I've pointed out that US attitude to Latin America is similar to Russian on Central Asia. Either they have dissonance or they just have a flavor of authoritarian and empire they like. Hard to tell.
Their little revenge fantasy sure is productive, just not the way they think it is lmao