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Lemmy is full of communists/socialists - this is an opposite side of political spectrum
Is it? I've only seen a lot of centrist/centre-right Democrats and people who align with them.
Well you're on .world which is more like that. And also .world defederated some quite large leftist instances
Which ones?
Lemmygrad.ml and Hexbear.net
Lemmy.world is defederated from the 2 most active Communist instances, so you don't see them.
Lemmy.world only seems to want those types of users
Socialist here! Lemmy is much more welcoming than Reddit.
Why join Lemmy.world as a Socialist? There's a lot less Socialist content to interact with that way
Well I didn't join Lemmy just to do Socialist stuff. I just happen to be a socialist, and I joined Lemmy. What instance to you recommend?
The 3 biggest Socialist-friendly instances are Lemmy.ml (FOSS and Privacy focused but maintained by Communists), and the 2 dedicated Communist instances, Lemmygrad.ml and Hexbear.net.
If you want to see as much content as possible, liberal or otherwise, Lemmy.ml will let you see it. Lemmy.ml doesn't block Hexbear or Lemmygrad, so you can interact with those communities while retaining access to Lemmy.ca and Lemmy.world.
If you are a dedicated Marxist-Leninist, Lemmygrad takes itself "seriously," though it's the smallest of the 3.
If you're generally a Socialist, Hexbear is a Left-Unity instance made up of Communists and Anarchists, is by far the most active leftist instance, and also the most self-sustainable thanks to its large and active userbase. Plus, it's less serious.
TL;DR based on what you've said, either Lemmy.ml or Hexbear.net, the former if you want to retain access to Lemmy.ca and Lemmy.world while gaining access to Hexbear and Lemmygrad, the latter if you want a much more active community than Lemmy.ml federated with most instances, with the exclusion of Lemmy.world and Lemmy.ca
Thank you! This is great information!