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[-] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 29 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

As for the accusation of "controlled opposition", the KPRF have already responded to this:

Accusations of a “tame opposition,” of the Communists being “on the payroll” of the government, are loud, but fall flat the moment they touch reality. Yes, there’s a faction in the Duma, yes, there are deputies’ salaries. But how else can an alternative point of view be conveyed to millions of people? Go completely underground? Then there won’t be any bills to freeze tariffs, and voices against raising the retirement age, against tax theft, against the commodification of healthcare and education will simply go unheard. Year after year, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation is the only parliamentary force that consistently votes against anti-people laws. If they had real power, these laws would never have passed. But while the liberals and security forces are in power, the Communists use every platform to at least voice the truth and offer the people an alternative.

As for the contradictions of the Russian society which could be pictured in the massive flagpoles that you shared, this was also mentioned in this post by the KPRF: "Mimicry of the system: Soviet words, oligarchic deeds". In the comments, I also added my brief observation of the two conflicting identities and their dynamics in the comments.

As for the rest of the questions in the last paragraph which is basically the same one, the KPRF is using every platform at their disposal to agitate the masses. From the State Duma, Grassroot Organizations and actively creating strong cadres for unions; they are actively out there organizing. The results varied but the most visible one are:

In summary, there is active work there. They go beyond what a Western socdem(or even leftists) do in Europe or the USA(perfect example of a socdem is Mamdani where he denounced Cuba and Venezuela).

[-] Red_Scare@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I read the posts you linked and they literally propagate the replacement theory, e.g. this critique of the govt migration policy:

Let’s take, for example, the demographic strategy. The situation is catastrophic: there is a brazen replacement of the Russian and other indigenous peoples of our country. Yet even in the long term, the document does not set the goal of achieving even a simple restoration of the native population. How can something like this be written?

Or take the term “the supporting role of migration.” In developing the new concept, the authorities speak of restrictions, so that migrants come without their families. It seems, on the face of it, correct.

[-] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

replacement theory

Migration is a messy subject because the issue comes from the understanding of the grassroot base of the Russian society and even Chinese society. Add to the mix the ethnic strife that sometimes appear in Russian society and it is a horrible mix that leads to this type of statements. However, in no way shape or form, should we project the Western filth into Russia. Russia is not the same as the white supremacist West which is the sole origin of our current issues including the siege against Russia, China, Iran, Venezuela and Cuba. If Russia were like that, it would be treated differently by the West.

As for the position of the party, Obukhov, which is the one that mentioned that statement that you quoted, shared the following in other publications:

The deputy formulated the faction’s position:

"We're not against foreign workers. We're against the oligarchic system that, for the sake of superprofits, turns Russia into a thoroughfare and turns migrants into strikebreakers who lower the cost of Russian labor , " Obukhov emphasized.

Principles of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation:

  • Strict quotas and targeted organizational recruitment - only for specific enterprises, for a specific period
  • Priority for Russian citizens in everything : work, housing, kindergartens, hospitals, introduction of residency requirements for foreigners
  • The principle of "come to work - work" : a migrant arrives alone, without huge families that are dependent on social security
  • A merciless fight against enclaves and ethnic crime , including the dissolution of municipal authorities where Russian laws do not apply.
  • Resettlement programs are only for real compatriots : Russians and indigenous peoples of Russia who find themselves abroad
  • Work visa regime with countries that are the main suppliers of migrants

This is the most recent roundtable regarding this topic -> https://kprf.ru/dep/gosduma/activities/243324.html

[-] Red_Scare@lemmygrad.ml -5 points 1 week ago

Those "principles" are more fascist than what the current wave of far right Western parties are proposing. I used to think CPRF is controlled opposition, now I think they are "national socialist", thank you for educating me.

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