The other side is:
I've seen countless good comments downvoted on reddit and .world with no engagement whatsoever just because it didn't fit passing lurkers worldview, but is otherwise factually correct. Forcing you to comment instead of downvote, let's lurkers vote based on the content of the comment (obv this lays a burden on moderation, but is worth the tradeoff as it can foster really good discussions and higher understandong of the topic at hand)
Mainly because regardless of the vote being cast as that vs a general “I disagree”, it’s still an indication of disapproval of the commenter.
Here's the disagreement: one is a disagreement that allows you to vent without challenging yourself, the other is a disagreement where you know what the disagreement is about
You're conflating downvotes with criticism. Also if there's no downvotes you're more inclined to comment (and criticize) because you can't lazily downvote
What no theory does to a mf
Russia is a shit hole and has failed in every type of government they’ve ever had.
The soviets found themselves in a feudal shithole, and elevated it to a global super power.
China was also doing no better before “communism”.
Not sure who claims that China is communist, but it's definitely not the chines. They have a market socialist system (or more accurately SWCC), which still has class society and its own contradictions.
Educate yourself on basic facts before you speak on a topic and stfu until you do so shitlib
I think China and other countries should build a bunch of embassies disguised as Business development bureaus in eastern Germany and supply them with weapons and violate the One Germany principle. The only reason acountries don’t recognize eastern Germany is because the German federal government will diplomatically retaliate.
China’s inability to make allies
What is Brics ? What's the BRI?
countries choose the US
Coerced to choose the US. Like ASML made a killing seeling their machines to China until the US pressured them not to
It’s like Putin crying about NATO on it’s borders but at the same time giving those old soviet satellite states more and more reasons to join NATO. And then blaming NATO for the consequences of his own bad behaviour.
NATO is a market for privately owned weapons manufacturers and thus subject to market forces like the drive to expansion and lobbying by those groups. Did you check Rheinmetalls stock, naziboy?
Communities that go against hegemonic capitalist/imperialist discourse will always get marginalised. Not being able to take down those communities easily like on Reddit is a huge win by itself for Lemmy. The software offers a valuable savehaven for e.g ex r/chapotraphouse, r/genzedong etc.
Picking the least bad option is how we got the choice between genocide and less genocide in the first place
So instead you pick “even more genocide”?
No, instead you pick the "no genocide" option. Quite telling that you'd pick "less genocide"
your efforts are better spent outside the election
Only sensible thing u said so far
The Dems platform is the facilitation of genocide of Palestinians. Good on Jill Stein trying to "sabotage" that
FTFY