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Lefty Memes

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An international (English speaking) socialist Lemmy community free of the "ML" influence of instances like lemmy.ml and lemmygrad. This is a place for undogmatic shitposting and memes from a progressive, anti-capitalist and truly anti-imperialist perspective, regardless of specific ideology.

Serious posts, news, and discussion go in c/Socialism.

If you are new to socialism, you can ask questions and find resources over on c/Socialism101.

Please don't forget to help keep this community clean by reporting rule violations, updooting good contributions and downdooting those of low-quality!

Rules

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0. Only post socialist memes


That refers to funny image macros and means that generally videos and screenshots are not allowed. Exceptions include explicitly humorous and short videos, as well as (social media) screenshots depicting a funny situation, joke, or joke picture relating to socialist movements, theory, societal issues, or political opponents. Examples would be the classic case of humorous Tumblr or Twitter posts/threads. (and no, agitprop text does not count as a meme)


1. Socialist Unity in the form of mutual respect and good faith interactions is enforced here


Try to keep an open mind, other schools of thought may offer points of view and analyses you haven't considered yet. Also: This is not a place for the Idealism vs. Materialism or rather Anarchism vs. Marxism debate(s), for that please visit c/AnarchismVsMarxism.


2. Anti-Imperialism means recognizing capitalist states like Russia and China as such


That means condemning (their) imperialism, even if it is of the "anti-USA" flavor.


3. No liberalism, (right-wing) revisionism or reactionaries.


That includes so called: Social Democracy, Democratic Socialism, Dengism, Market Socialism, Patriotic Socialism, National Bolshevism, Anarcho-Capitalism etc. . Anti-Socialist people and content have no place here, as well as the variety of "Marxist"-"Leninists" seen on lemmygrad and more specifically GenZedong (actual ML's are welcome as long as they agree to the rules and don't just copy paste/larp about stuff from a hundred years ago).


4. No Bigotry.


The only dangerous minority is the rich.


5. Don't demonize previous and current socialist experiments or (leading) individuals.


We must constructively learn from their mistakes, while acknowledging their achievements and recognizing when they have strayed away from socialist principles.

(if you are reading the rules to apply for modding this community, mention "Mantic Minotaur" when answering question 2)


6. Don't idolize/glorify previous and current socialist experiments or (leading) individuals.


Notable achievements in all spheres of society were made by various socialist/people's/democratic republics around the world. Mistakes, however, were made as well: bureaucratic castes of parasitic elites - as well as reactionary cults of personality - were established, many things were mismanaged and prejudice and bigotry sometimes replaced internationalism and progressiveness.



  1. Absolutely no posts or comments meant to relativize(/apologize for), advocate, promote or defend:

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[–] Varyk -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Please, keep projecting. It's hilarious.

It's like you're reading word of the day toilet paper.

Like that toilet paper, the substance of your comments is thin and full of s***.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I know you're trolling at this point but I will bite.

I'm convinced you were dropped on your head when you were little to be so obtuse. Or perhaps too American to understand anything outside of their own bubble? How do I know you're American? You even censor yourself.

[–] Varyk -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Constructing your own little fish bowl around your head made entirely of your own projections.

You are self-diagnosing accurately, so I guess there's that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Varyk -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Your projection is bright enough to read slides off of.

This one titled "crackajack" says "inferiority complex"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, if people read your responses including to others, they know who's got the inferiority complex.

[–] Varyk -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am not surprised it took you long to figure out you're the problem out of couple of people explained to you liberal and left are not the same.

[–] Varyk 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm surprised you aren't embarrassed taking so long to come up with misleading responses.

50% of your comments are incorrect assumptions and the other 50% are misleading statements, this shouldn't be so difficult for you.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am surprised you still even have the capacity to think after all the brain dead responses you provided to me and to others.

5% of your comments is full of ignorant assumptions, another 5 is logical fallacy, while the rest of 90% is just full of arrogance. But ignorance is bliss, I guess. Whatever makes you sleep.

[–] Varyk 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And now you're just straight up copying me and calling names.

Keep swinging!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Varyk 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're propositioning me as well? What a popular thread.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just want you two to make out behind a closed door and stop this inane bickering.

[–] Varyk 0 points 1 year ago

Says the propositioning commenter who tiptoed down the path left by our dozens of comments?

Likely explanation.