cosmic_cowboy ,
@cosmic_cowboy@reddthat.com avatar

The concept of federated social media is a much more left-leaning approach compared to the mainstream likes of Twitter, Reddit, etc. The people that chose to use Lemmy are much more likely to have left leaning views on other topics as well, skewing the whole platform left.

The left certainly isn't a monolith. Just as some of these views may be standard socialist / communist viewpoints, a left-leaning platform is also more likely to have a disproportionate number of Russian and Chinese apologists.

PointAndClique ,
@PointAndClique@hexbear.net avatar

Mate I ain't apologising for shit, China got them beat some-controversy

TRexBear ,

Can a platform really be called left-leaning if it doesn't have a disproportionate number of China "apologists"?

MayoPete ,
@MayoPete@hexbear.net avatar

I used to be more neutral towards China but the more I read the more I envy how their government is doing. Besides saving possibly millions of lives through their COVID policy, they've been kicking ass recently:

https://hexbear.net/post/2397454
https://hexbear.net/post/2271119

Pluto ,
@Pluto@hexbear.net avatar

I cross-post a lot.

Pluto ,
@Pluto@hexbear.net avatar

sorry not sorry

polskilumalo ,
@polskilumalo@lemmygrad.ml avatar

boyboss

Pluto ,
@Pluto@hexbear.net avatar

trans-uno

ButtBidet ,
@ButtBidet@hexbear.net avatar

Leaves platform enshittified by capitalism

Complains about people being communists

Bruh

rat-salute

Pluto ,
@Pluto@hexbear.net avatar

07

Zuzak ,

I’d definitely describe myself as a communist, but I do realize we never had a proper communist state on this planet, just authoritarian states that acted like communists to win over the workers. Capitalism needs to be regulated as fuck to create a fair society, so for now, I strive for socialism, because I understand going straight to communism probably won’t work.

Sorry if this was uncalled for, I just wanted to show there are sensible communists who don’t excuse Russia and China for the shit they’re pulling. But neither do I excuse the west for a lot of shit we are pulling.

Chauvanists like this will spell out China's economic system and reasoning for taking the path they took, and then immediately denounce them for doing exactly what they claim to want. And while they might claim to criticize their own government, they will then turn around and feed you lines that come straight from the state department not-immune-to-propaganda

huf ,

people like this want to be aristocrats living in their manicured parks so they never have to see people toil. that's what socialism means to them.

Tankiedesantski ,

Capitalism needs to be regulated as fuck to create a fair society, so for now, I strive for socialism, because I understand going straight to communism probably won’t work.

deng-smile

TRexBear ,

"I understand going straight to communism probably won’t work."

Still refuses to support AES

picard

meeshen ,

It might be because that person has no idea what words mean

They think that socialism = communism and social democracy = socialism

REEEEvolution ,

You have to understand: China is not white, so it is doing it wrong.

volcel_olive_oil ,
@volcel_olive_oil@hexbear.net avatar

some-controversy facts don't care about your blocklist

OgdenTO ,

Real communism is market ownership by the people, and not some elite cabal of politicians or capitalists. And a top-down planned economy is pretty much anti-communism, as it violates the very fundamentals of communism as being worker-driven.

Ah yes, I learn new things everyday

plinky ,
@plinky@hexbear.net avatar

stop talking about market, talk about production maddened

REEEEvolution ,

That kind of person can not fathom collective ownership.

huf ,

communism seen through the lense of thatcher-no-such-thing-as-society... they should find a use for their brain cos it's not doing anything in their skull

PaulSmackage ,
@PaulSmackage@hexbear.net avatar

These are the people who tell us we don't read enough lmao

DamarcusArt ,
@DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml avatar

Listen sweaty, there's only one sort of theory that matters.

https://lemmygrad.ml/pictrs/image/fa677570-0b3d-4e79-a6d7-1d116066c3a1.jpeg

AOCapitulator ,
@AOCapitulator@hexbear.net avatar

Lol

GrouchyGrouse ,

Sees: Contradictions of capitalism becoming more apparent

Asks: is this communist propaganda?

WhyEssEff ,
@WhyEssEff@hexbear.net avatar 
>go to site made by communists
>look inside
>communists

peterson-pain how could the woke mob do this

Adkml ,

More than that.

leave site because it was ruined by capitalists

find new site that's similar but made and maintained by communists to avoid the exact scenario you have a problem with

"We gotta get rid of these communists and make this place more like the place we just abandoned for being terrible."

Dirt_Owl ,
@Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net avatar

How to tell people you haven't read theory without telling people you haven't read theory

Babs ,

"Yeah I've read some Marx. Which works? Uh...the communist manifesto? That's the one where he talks about a utopian society where everyone is equal, right?"

People speak so confidently about what communists believe, and will lie about what they've read to try and hide the fact that they're working entirely off vibes and propaganda.

Cowbee ,
@Cowbee@lemmy.ml avatar

The amount of libs anarchist-washing Marx is far too high, they see "stateless" and immediately think it means a bunch of people living in communes

Tabitha ,
@Tabitha@hexbear.net avatar

These countries were previously communist and (of that has that) have pretty much only improved since transitioning to democracy with capitalist economic systems:

[list of countries that are much worse off since the end of the Soviet Union]

Packet ,
@Packet@hexbear.net avatar

The Judeo(now Islam)-Marxist Transgender Woke Plague has taken over the internet, truly not Wholesome100

radiofreeval ,
@radiofreeval@hexbear.net avatar

These countries were previously communist and (of that has that) have pretty much only improved since transitioning to democracy with capitalist economic systems:

[...]

Russia

axont ,

Even the most reactionary Russians don't believe this

Alaskaball ,
@Alaskaball@hexbear.net avatar

Material reality trumps ideology. Make all the shitty boomers experience scientific socialism, and they'd be willing to die to defend it. They'll still fucking suck but they know who'll actually scratch their back

abc ,
@abc@hexbear.net avatar

I’m beginning to see why people call lemmy.world the Reddit of the fediverse

lmao comrade @AFC1886VCC (we're not federated but respect where respect is due)

CARCOSA ,
@CARCOSA@hexbear.net avatar

@AFC1886VCC

abc ,
@abc@hexbear.net avatar

shocked-pikachu HOW

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