Welcome ex-Redditors!
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This seems like an odd message considering that Lemmy, as software, is being praised here; and what is being criticized are instances wherein the admins enforce apologism for authoritarian regimes.
If someone writes a program you like, it means they've got good political ideas. /s
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Tankies aren't communists.
Dude you know what I mean, don't be the ACKSHUALLY guy
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Okay, but where is the instance that is trying to model itself after slashdot? (I feel old)
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What? Those are the three instant where I see the least denial of the US and Israels genocide, and the least bootlicking of western authoritarianism.
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I mean, they're only not the same because "tankie" is so broadly defined that it also includes anarchists and non-western liberals.
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Dude you know what I mean, don't be the ACKSHUALLY guy
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It's not authoritarian bootlicking if the boot has been painted red!
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I'm curious where a lot of those folks come from/what their backgrounds are. I assume like 50% are Russian bots, but of those who are real people, how'd they end up where they are in life/their opinions? I have a hard time wrapping my head around it.
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Remember, if the US accuses someone of genocide, you have to believe them! Donbas genocide is just propaganda though, and Gaza isn't that bad.
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Nothing says holocaust denial more than deliberately watering down the term 'genocide'
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I have a very different experience. When Hexbear was still federated with the large instances it was total mayhem. They would turn every thread political, constantly spam images of dictators like Stalin and Mao, and swarm anyone who disagreed. I've seen them deny the wrongdoings of China and the Soviet Union quite often, which is probably also what's necessary if you spam Mao and Stalin unironically.
I'm quite left of center myself, at least relative to most people I know in real life. But these people seemed totally insane. It was probably also a numbers game, since Hexbear was relatively large at the time compared to basically every other instance. So maybe this was just an annoying minority. But nevertheless I'd never purposefully go there, and I'd recommend anyone to stay away. It's way better than for instance a Trumpist/far-right instance, but I'd rather avoid both.
I’m quite left of center myself
lol, every time.
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Anyone who disagrees with their narratives is banned in hexbear. Ml was the default for a while so loads of people on there who have no idea what a tankie even is.
you seem to be getting hexbear confused with .world
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Ok senator McCarthy, not sure what that has to do with what I said. While you're here, will you also condemn Ukraine's Donbas genocide?
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.rar isn't a domain yet is it? Lol
Lemmy.7z
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They sensor criticism of the CCP
No they don't, reasonable criticism of the CPC is fine, they just ban jinogistic "China bad! Tinyman square! Winnie the pooh!" nonsense.
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For good reason.
The US lifts a ban on sending weapons to a controversial Ukrainian military unit
The United States has lifted a ban on providing American weapons and training to a controversial Ukrainian military unit that was key to the defense of the major port city of Mariupol.
AP News (apnews.com)
State Department Lawyers Concluded Insufficient Evidence to Prove Genocide in China
Despite the Trump administration’s declaration of a genocide in Xinjiang, upheld by the Biden administration, some legal experts suspect China’s behavior may fall short of…
Foreign Policy (foreignpolicy.com)
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I'm curious where a lot of those folks come from/what their backgrounds are. I assume like 50% are Russian bots, but of those who are real people, how'd they end up where they are in life/their opinions? I have a hard time wrapping my head around it.
Just reading and following the situation unfold. Whereas I can’t understand why someone is ok with the US lifting a ban on arming Nazis, but somehow I’m the asshole for just being aware of that.
