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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)


0.5 [Provisional Rule] Use alt text or image descriptions to allow greater accessibility


We require alternative text (from now referred to as "alt text") to be added to all posts/comments containing media, such as images, animated GIFs, videos, audio files, and custom emojis.
EDIT: For files you share in the comments, a simple summary should be enough if they’re too complex.

We are committed to social equity and to reducing barriers of entry, including (digital) communication and culture. It takes each of us only a few moments to make a whole world of content (more) accessible to a bunch of folks.

When alt text is absent, a reminder will be issued. If you don't add the missing alt text within 48 hours, the post will be removed. No hard feelings.


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] 6 points 9 months ago (4 children)

I’ve been called a neo nazi before. Are you advocating for killing me?

What’s the threshold where you’re sure enough that someone’s a nazi that it’s now ethical to kill them?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Who gives a shit what people call you.

If you're walking like a Nazi and talking like a Nazi. Hell yes I would.

My grandad would come back from the dead to punch you to death probably before I had a chance.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Can you define “walking like” and “talking like”?

Are you willing to articulate the set of rules you are advocating for selecting people to be killed?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Oh cool, sea-lioning in action

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

He’s just asking questions…

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

You guys are literally plotting mass murder.

I’m being socratic to hopefully guide you into realizing you’re being monsters.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Would you call yourself a Nazi?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

No. But does it matter? Is that the criterion then for who gets killed?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago

Nazis don't need a devil's advocate buddy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Killing another human is not ethical. Domination can make killing another human necessary. Your death could be necessary if you are dominating other humans.

What are your thoughts on John Brown?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Sorry man. (a) I don’t know who John Brown is, (b) I’m not participating in an interrogation whose purpose is to determine whether I’ll be included in your mass killing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I assumed you are familiar with American history. You assumed I want mass killing. I will simplify my question. When is it necessary to kill another human?

For education, John Brown was an American Abolitionist. That means he did not think anyone should be enslaved. To keep it simple, he attempted to spur a slave rebellion. He killed slave owners.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

My threshold is the 'violent MAGA crowd'. The ones too far gone into the alt-right cult. If some twitter user calls you a nazi, that means shit unless you were acting like a nazi.