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Not all Authoritarians are Fascists.
That said, I would agree that whomever supports Putin, supports Fascism - there is nothing at all Leftwing in present day Russia, quite the contrary.
China is more complicated.
I mean you can point out that you're not a fan of Putin but if you're for diplomatic solutions instead of total war you're a fascist. No matter if you try to explain that you're a pacifist and that war is not acceptable and arming for war just makes war that more likely. As soon as you mention NATO eastward expansion as a problematic policy you're a tankie. Or if you mention that people saw this war coming before 2022 and it could have been stopped. Or if you point out that calling Russians "orks" is racist. Just massive downvotes and the zerg moves on.
There is zero difference between the MAGAts and the leftists in regards to how brainwashed they are. And no I'm not a centrist either.
The issue with bitching about "NATO expansionism" is that at the end of the day it's still an alliance that countries ask to be members of due to concerns about being invaded or attacked.
and you forget the border requirements for being a NATO state. IIRC, you cant have any active border conflicts, so it should automatically prevent the whole "unwanted nato expansionism"
Countries like Russia in the 90s, which was denied for some reason despite the fact that their president was literally installed by the CIA.
Denied because Russia didn't want to go through the usual application process. But keep peddling bullshit - it's the only thing fascists have, after all.