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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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[–] ayyy 1 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Hey can you go somewhere else so I can sleep in your bed tonight?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

things 12 year olds think own leftists.

[–] ayyy -1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

No, it’s a pretty basic example that proves the inherent absurdity of your position. I guess if you like calling that “owning” I can’t stop you.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

If you want to be taken seriously you should probably learn what private property is lol.

The commies aren't coming for your toothbrush.

[–] jwiggler 29 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

🎶Private property's inherently theft, and neoliberal fascists are destroying the leeeeftt🎶

-Socko

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Thaaaat is how the world works, that is how the world works!

[–] QuantumSparkles 1 points 6 days ago

I hear it every time I close my eyes

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

That song is in my toddler's music rotation.

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

There was a big high wall there that tried to stop me;

Sign was painted, it said private property;

But on the back side it didn't say nothing;

This land was made for you and me.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago