Good point. Posted that between combat turns in D&D 😓 it’s anti-Lemmy, not anti-left.

Seeing MLs post anti-left stuff like this makes me think of Monsignor Wicks from Wake Up Dead Man. Alienating the out-group to strengthen the bonds of the in-group.

HELL YEAH <3

I think ML isn’t for me but @Cowbee has been super patient in answering my questions and I’d love to consider them a friend

What’s your (or MLs in general) definition of “a liberal”? Real question, genuinely curious. The people (Americans) I know who would call themselves “liberal” don’t and wouldn’t support a “blood for oil” war like this. The liberals I knew didn’t support the Iraq invasion in the 2000s and won’t support Venezuela now.

It seems - and please correct me if I’m wrong - that MLs use the term “liberal” very broadly, even in a way that would include American Republicans and MAGA devotees. As in, anyone who lives (whether or not they like it) under a capitalist regime, like a Western neo-liberal. Or even, it seems like MLs call anyone who isn’t as far “left” as they are liberal.

Is there some kind of hypocrisy or irony subtext I’m missing? I don’t understand why this is a juxtaposition

It’s so weird that MLs post on a platform specifically designed to be federated and didn’t expect any friction for posting non-mainstream opinions.

It’s doubly weird that they lash out instead of using the opportunity to evangelize.

I’m more and more convinced that the consumption of political theory is more about tribalism than justice. Maybe justice only comes from tribalism…

I didn’t make my point clear. I don’t have any strong opinions on these matters I brought up, outside “genocide is bad” and other basic ethics. I’m admitting I don’t know much about them, not due to apathy but due to… just information fucking overload. It’s absurd to equate me with white supremacists just because I can’t keep up with everything going on in the world to exacting detail.

Wait, I’m a white supremacist because I don’t want China - or anyone else - to manipulate Tibet or persecute Uygurs? I’m a Klansman because I lean to supporting Taiwan’s independence?

Do, like, MLs just hate everyone? Honestly, why are MLs so extremely hostile to people they don’t 100% agree with?