Lemmy.ml isn’t a true echo-chamber, it’s an English-dominated pro-communist space with very little defederation. We see anti-communism every day simply by speaking English and existing, so having a space that runs against the popular grain doesn’t mean that’s all we interact with. Lemmy.world is closer to being an echo chamber, it largely conforms to hegemonic viewpoints and defederates from communist instances.
Secondly, communists are not “pro-dictator.” Socialist countries are democratic. We may critically support non-socialist states against colonialism and imperialism, but that support is critical, not uncritical, and certainly cannot be confused with being “pro-dictator.”
Third, anti-communism has always been common from instances like Lemmy.world. This is not a new development, so saying “finally” instances are being more anti-communist doesn’t make much sense.
Finally, not sure why you need to use ableist terms like “deranged,” you can get your point across without throwing disabled people under the bus. I have no idea how your “first interaction with Lemmy was ruined,” but it’s abundantly clear that you stand opposed to communism, and as such it makes perfect sense that you’d have a bad time seeing pro-communist positions.
I’m sorry, but that’s not about pro-communism and anti-communism. You know Russia is no longer a communist country, right? That’s about pro-war and anti-war. Blaming Ukraine for the start of the war and following genocide (or denying that genocide happening) is one of the most absurd and dangerous fakes created by Russian propaganda and it deserves to be challenged.
You made it about communism by complaining about tankies, I was simply responding to that point. All of us are aware that Russia is no longer socialist, neither is Ukraine, to both of their detriments. You are covering up the ethnic cleansing committed by Kiev against the Donbass region, which is why Russia entered the Ukrainian civil war 8 years after it started. Russia is not committing genocide, but arguably Kiev was towards the ethnic Russians in the Donbass region.
You didn’t challenge anything, you just started ranting about communists and threw around ableist terminology.
You made it about communism by complaining about tankies
From Wikipedia:
Tankie is a pejorative label generally applied to authoritarian communists, especially those who support or defend acts of repression by such regimes, their allies, or deny the occurrence of the events thereof.
Not about communism as a political philosophy.
You are covering up the ethnic cleansing committed by Kiev against the Donbass region
This is a common myth created by Russian propaganda. I invite you to check it for yourself. Open an official website of any town that was part of Ukraine before 2022 and had Russian majority in population. Check publications before 2022. You’ll see an abundant use of Russian language and culture. Even Zelenski, with Russian being his first language, often spoke it in political campaigns.
Now many of these towns are ghost towns due to shelling.
I don’t follow, what are you happy about?
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Lemmy.ml isn’t a true echo-chamber, it’s an English-dominated pro-communist space with very little defederation. We see anti-communism every day simply by speaking English and existing, so having a space that runs against the popular grain doesn’t mean that’s all we interact with. Lemmy.world is closer to being an echo chamber, it largely conforms to hegemonic viewpoints and defederates from communist instances.
Secondly, communists are not “pro-dictator.” Socialist countries are democratic. We may critically support non-socialist states against colonialism and imperialism, but that support is critical, not uncritical, and certainly cannot be confused with being “pro-dictator.”
Third, anti-communism has always been common from instances like Lemmy.world. This is not a new development, so saying “finally” instances are being more anti-communist doesn’t make much sense.
Finally, not sure why you need to use ableist terms like “deranged,” you can get your point across without throwing disabled people under the bus. I have no idea how your “first interaction with Lemmy was ruined,” but it’s abundantly clear that you stand opposed to communism, and as such it makes perfect sense that you’d have a bad time seeing pro-communist positions.
I’m sorry, but that’s not about pro-communism and anti-communism. You know Russia is no longer a communist country, right? That’s about pro-war and anti-war. Blaming Ukraine for the start of the war and following genocide (or denying that genocide happening) is one of the most absurd and dangerous fakes created by Russian propaganda and it deserves to be challenged.
You made it about communism by complaining about tankies, I was simply responding to that point. All of us are aware that Russia is no longer socialist, neither is Ukraine, to both of their detriments. You are covering up the ethnic cleansing committed by Kiev against the Donbass region, which is why Russia entered the Ukrainian civil war 8 years after it started. Russia is not committing genocide, but arguably Kiev was towards the ethnic Russians in the Donbass region.
You didn’t challenge anything, you just started ranting about communists and threw around ableist terminology.
From Wikipedia:
Not about communism as a political philosophy.
This is a common myth created by Russian propaganda. I invite you to check it for yourself. Open an official website of any town that was part of Ukraine before 2022 and had Russian majority in population. Check publications before 2022. You’ll see an abundant use of Russian language and culture. Even Zelenski, with Russian being his first language, often spoke it in political campaigns.
Now many of these towns are ghost towns due to shelling.