omg so true, esp on the OG Lemmy instance, where even the admins/creators of Lemmy on there are tankies.
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That feeling when you get banned for mentioning Russian war crimes in Ukraine.
The pain of having to walk on eggshells just in case some admins decide to have a power mod day.
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Oooooh, this thread'll let my blocklist feast for days as the Tankies come out to whatabbout
Edit: Man yall are too kind! Thank you for helping me make Lemmy a more intelligent place! <3
Add me! I don't see a single decent leader in this meme, but governance/economic debate by mascot is counterproductive.
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I can agree with the text while being against the authoritarians pictured.
I just hope people don't think that everyone complaining about US imperialism is somehow fine with Russian or Chinese actions of the same hue.
The US as least has a flawed democracy.
It's actually a breath of fresh air to see your comment. It seems way too common in certain communities and instances that "Because US has Its flaws, any opposing regime must be perfect".
I'm not American, and most of my political standpoints boil down to anti-authoritarianism, bordering anarchism. But I'm also a pragmatist who'd take Biden over Mao any day.
Fun fact: I'm on Xi Jinpings payroll. Not directly, but follow the hierarchy far enough upstream, and you end up with him. How's that for pragmatism?
Anyway, I forgot where I was going with this, but it was probably my usual point: I'm fine with communists (to a certain degree). I'm not sure if you consider yourself one, but the fact that you're not a tankie who thinks Stalin did nothing wrong earns you points in my book. I'll pass on the word to Santa, Stoltenberg, Harris, and the other decadent imperial leaders to let them know that you deserve more than coal for Christmas or whatever your preferred winter holiday is.
I would consider myself socialist/communist/anarchist fluid lol. The more faith I have in the goodness of people, the more anarchistic I feel. I'd say it boils down to the same for most. We all want a better world, but disagree on what will actually work to get us there
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People here claiming it's not the case are just wrong. I've been banned from multiple instances and had posts deleted by these bozos. Actually authoritarians lol
I've been banned from communities and had comments and posts deleted in lemmy.world with the mod notice being "commie".
It's why I went back to reddit. I check in here occasionally to check. I can handle the reddit hive if I limit where and how I participate. But the hardcore political ideologies sprinkled everywhere in lemmy ruin even a limited browsing experience for me.
This is the price you pay for less hive mindish environment. You won’t like every comment or post, you will hate some. That’s alright
Now, I don't like violence. But even I can see that there's a difference between violence waged for imperialism and violence waged against imperialism.
And you can see the difference too. That's why Obama and Biden always say that their wars are being waged "for freedom". That's why you accept the violence of historical revolutions like the American Revolution.
The problem is, Obama and Biden are lying when they say their wars are for freedom. Their wars are for profit and control.
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Is the tankie in the room with us right now?