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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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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Who cares? Have balls about your tiny and insignificant website, you're not gonna get jailed because some user posted something on your lemmy instance

Just a shield for their shite opinions

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I care. That's why i asked. It's interesting to see how other places differ from my own. Interesting that irritated you so easily.

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

nah, click bait question (the meme establishes it's illegal). You then turn into instigating an argument, "Have balls" means have courage, you added a tone of irritation I assume to establish @[email protected] as a perceived target you wanted to argue with.

If you just cared, you would've just had

I care. That’s why i asked. It’s interesting to see how other places differ from my own.

done, finite. But then the little troll comes out

Interesting that irritated you so easily.

So were the statements from gamer triggering to you or were you just looking for an argument already?

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

Neither. Just a typical internet convo.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

lol that's fair.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Interesting that irritated you so easily.

Fun y that you think I'm irritated

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Why would your comment irritate me at all, homie? Or do you just see someone saying anything with conviction as being emotionally riled up because you're too much of a milquetoast coward to have any yourself?

Literally relaxing in a hot bath of Epsom salts rn, relaxed and chill as could be

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lmao...yea, you're not irritated at ALL. I totally believe you now.

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

Yeah, more amused by your amazing stupidity than anything else tbh

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

Those TEMU epsom salts are really not working 😘

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

Again: I'm replying because I find you amusing. If you just get stale on me I'll fuck off to something else to do, dude

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 days ago

Cool story, princess