I’m trying to learn more about the Russia/Ukraine conflict. In the articles that I find that seem to be critical of Ukraine, there are a few that are right wing that seem to have similar viewpoints as what I’ve read on here or in the more leftist articles.
For example this piece from National Interest, or this from the CATO institute.
There are others that aren’t flagged as right wing that are critical, but it’s just got me wondering, why would right wing politicians/publications perceive these things similarly to how some communists would when the ideologies of both are so extremely opposite?
Disclaimer: I’m not pro-ukraine at all, but in my search for info that’s not super pro-Ukraine propaganda, this is the stuff that comes up for me
Reactionary ideologies exist as a sorta defence mechanism against the overthrow of the dominant ideology (you can see this in monarchist ideologies during the rise of capitalism and again in fascist reaction to prevailing communist/anarchist currents).
These ideologies reinforce the system by preying on the people discontented with the current status quo to prevent them radicalising into a revolutionary ideology.
Consequently, the extremes of reaction take the aesthetics of common critiques in capitalism and direct them into a target that the capitalist class would be willing to sacrifice if it meant the system keeps chugging along. Y’know, when Ferdinand Kronawetter said: “antisemitism is the socialism of fools”, that sorta thing.