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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.

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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.


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


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The only dangerous minority is the rich.


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

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[–] [email protected] 98 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I just want women to feel happy and realized without fear of oppression or the need to partake in political violence, but what the fuck do I know.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I feel that way about everyone.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago

Unfortunately we don't get to live in that reality

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago

I just want my "Thoughts and Prayers" to materialize without any effort.

[–] [email protected] 85 points 1 week ago (9 children)

On Monday, I was a liberal. On Wednesday, I became a leftist. I will not let my country slide into fascism without fighting back. I have a 73 year old mom who's married to a woman. That woman is one of the most important people in my life. I'm 51 and have known her since I was 19. If anyone comes for them, there will be bloodshed.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago

Solidarity, comrade.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

Subscribe to this channel and join us!

https://youtube.com/@secondthought

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[–] [email protected] 71 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It’s both. Most people have no appetite or aptitude for political violence.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Aptitude is only discovered by doing, and most people don't do a violence. So who knows how many savants are out there.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Who knows! But I do reject the claim that you can’t be a leftist unless you engage in political violence.

This is a very old controversy in Marxist circles, and it has been known to result in people getting shot. Make of that what you will.

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

ITT: People who think "liberal" means any one single thing.

ITT: People who think "leftist" means any one single thing.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

I mostly upvoted the meme for the energy.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Leftists are deluding themselves.

Just like I deluded myself that there was no way Trump could win a second term.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The second amendment was to defend Americans from tyranny. Trump is that. Use of force in self defense is justified.

"The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, the cartridge box. Use them in that order."

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (6 children)

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/02/1002107670/historian-uncovers-the-racist-roots-of-the-2nd-amendment

Tl;Dr the Constitutional Congress didn't really believe in citizen militias providing a sufficient check on federal power. Some power, sure, but by and large the British armies destroyed the militias in the field, with only a few notable successes.

They did, however, recognize that they could serve as a rapid reaction force for wars against natives and putting down slave revolts until the real army showed up. And, of course, militias could be rolled into a professional army and retrained, like what happened with the Civil War.

That isn't to say a genuinely popular revolt wouldn't work, it's just not what the 2nd was really about.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Deluding themselves about what exactly?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes. Make them explain their words. Deluding how, exactly? Deluded that women would fight for their bodily autonomy? That doesn't seem very delusional to me.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

The percentage of white women voting for Trump says otherwise.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

leftists very much believed trump could win a second term primarily because neoliberals would drop the ball during the election. we were warning liberals all year.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (4 children)
[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 week ago

Yeah that's the point - the two pictures show two types of people who both exist.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

Yeah, and isn't the series as a whole about her trying to go from A to B?

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I agree that women are not going back "into the bottle" as it were. There definitely are females out there opposed to women's rights (especially reproductive and career rights). They will be opposed by a greater number of women + the men who want women to meaningfully participate in society. A nation that refuses to take women seriously ends up cutting their potential leadership, ideas, production, and so on basically in half. Already we see women planning how they are going to resist misogynistic policies, and maybe they don't need my support as a Canadian man but they've got it.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 week ago (20 children)
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