The only people representing themselves as “communists” while actively vocally supporting reactionary policies from Putin are the American “national socialists”… wait, no it says “MAGA communists” here on the paper. My bad.

The nationalistic, reactionary, openly “conservative social values” guys trying to claim to be “true” communists/socialists.

I mean I guess if the liberals are tricked by all like 15 of those dipshits who even exist worldwide, it might explain some things. Probably less “being tricked” and more just willfully buying into confirmation bias to help themselves keep supporting a genocidal president.

And just in case there’s any confused liberals reading this: Marxism is inherently against bigotries like anti-LGBTQ+, racism, etc. because Marxists can recognize that these are socially constructed divisions used by capitalists to divide workers and prevent solidarity. (And obviously this isn’t a denial of historical and modern oppression of people from marginalized groups. That oppression is and was real. But differences amongst humans have been stigmatized and weaponized on purpose. For so long that some people believe this is “natural” unfortunately) You can’t show solidarity only with straight white workers and expect to achieve worldwide socialism. It doesn’t mean everyone who calls (or called) themselves a socialist was perfect and fully accepting of all people. That would be pretending people aren’t flawed now or in the past. But fundamentally, it’s a contradiction to call yourself a communist/socialist/left anarchist/whatever else similar and also support anti-trans, anti-gay, racist, etc. politics. That’s playing into the wishes of capitalists on top of also just making you a shit human. (It’s also a contradiction to support imperialism, especially when it’s from the worst offender: the US or it’s proxies)