Seems crazy at first glance that an organisation calling itself communist would blindly support a bunch of religious extremists! But it begins to make sense when you recall how the Soviet Union funded and supported the PLO as a counter to the USA’s support of Israel. I suppose that’s what you mean by “orthodox communist” - old school, authoritarian (the contradiction in terms is lost on them) state communists, the sort whose parents were either merrily chaining themselves to the gates of US bases if they were in the West, or gleefully reporting all their neighbours to the Stasi if they were Ossis. Come to think of it, the Russians’ propaganda expertise and long standing contacts inside anti-Israel groups is also probably a large part of the reason why their current social media disinformation campaigns have been so successful and have seemingly ensnared huge chunks of European youth, hook line and sinker.
Seems crazy at first glance that an organisation calling itself communist would blindly support a bunch of religious extremists! But it begins to make sense when you recall how the Soviet Union funded and supported the PLO as a counter to the USA’s support of Israel. I suppose that’s what you mean by “orthodox communist” - old school, authoritarian (the contradiction in terms is lost on them) state communists, the sort whose parents were either merrily chaining themselves to the gates of US bases if they were in the West, or gleefully reporting all their neighbours to the Stasi if they were Ossis. Come to think of it, the Russians’ propaganda expertise and long standing contacts inside anti-Israel groups is also probably a large part of the reason why their current social media disinformation campaigns have been so successful and have seemingly ensnared huge chunks of European youth, hook line and sinker.
Thanks, exactly this.