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Why is Lemmygrad hated in the wider space of Lemmy? (lemm.ee)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I've been trying to find a good Marxist instance, but Lemmygrad and Hexbear are widely hated. Why is that? Are there any good leftist instances?

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[–] [email protected] 70 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Liberals don't even really hate fascists, they just pretend to condemn them to keep up international appearances; as the past year's slippage, then shameless tearing-off of the mask has shown us. No one should be surprised by this, either-- the American way has always been clad in a pointy white robe, clutching a rifle in white-knuckled hands; if you peel back all the mythologizing.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Its a country founded on genocide that deported as many communists as they could in the 50s then killed and arrested the rest that remained.

Lets not forget the active genocides they carried out in vietnam or the middle east either, or the concentration camp they have open on cuba.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Is that Cuban concentration camp still being used? Where is your proof?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

Guantánamo Bay

Since 2002, the base has included the detainment camp for individuals deemed of risk to United States national security. In 2009, the U.S. President, Barack Obama, gave orders for the detention camp to close by January 22, 2010. As of 2021, it remains open due to a congressional refusal of funds for its closure.