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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)


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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.
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[–] [email protected] 98 points 5 months ago (7 children)

I think calling cops "pigs" and CEOs "swines" is bad, because pigs are deserving of respect.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Pigs are delightful. Let's call cops bedbugs.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Aye, I think I'm fine with disrespecting bedbugs.

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

That particular species is the one I would eliminate from existence if I had a wish or something. Possums can eat other bugs.

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

I vote ticks.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

You’re gonna be hard pressed to find anything as totally loathsome in the animal kingdom to get a fair analogy.

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

Dolphins are pretty much the only other animal to display straight-up malice.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago

But “bourgeois swine” is such a sweet phrase, it drips like honey off the tongue

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago

It calls Animal Farm to mind.

"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Is pheasant actually tasty?

[–] [email protected] 27 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Similar to other landfowl (turkey, grouse, etc.), the meat is more nuanced & flavorful than the poultry many are accustomed to, and can often be compared to that of a lean duck or even goose.

Also, if you're cooking any meat "well done", you're destroying it. If you "prefer" it that way, you're a gawdamned idiot. 🤌🏽

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (4 children)

You mean unlike other land fowl? Duck and goose is delicious. Turkey not so much.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (15 children)

I ended up stumbling into an amazing way to cook turkey this year after we decided we didn't want to get up early enough to cook it the way we normally would. Instead, we decided it would be better to carve up the raw bird into smaller pieces and cook it over a wood fire. Did the carving the day before, seasoned it with salt, pepper, and a bit of sugar.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (3 children)

turkey is amazing if cooked right, i prefer it to chicken. most people cook it too hot/long and don't baste, so it's dry af

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

Don't blame the ingredients for the chef's shite skills. I have converted diehard-but-curious vegetarians with turkey alone. I'm sorry your experience has been wholly negative, and I genuinely wish you better luck in the future. 🧑🏼‍🍳

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

Bro eats medium rare chicken???

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago (4 children)

It is! At least, when cooked well.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Technically, that's how you fuck it up.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago

Fine, cooked properly.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (8 children)

Please stop with the intra-class hate, it’s just a bad look and makes someone using such labels look like an envious have-not.

You risk alienating white collar or high-income working class with these slogans, who have a lot of political power.

The problem is compounded by the fact that most people have a misconception about their class status, and don’t realize that we’re all working class.

Your doctors, lawyers, engineers, and even some politicians are working class, but don’t want to admit it, or don’t understand how class works.

Edit inter vs intra is a sob

[–] [email protected] 36 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Usually when working class and proletariat brought up, it means those who have to work to live. The bourgeoisie are the owning class who can just not do anything yet will be set for life.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You risk alienating white collar or high-income working class with these slogans

No, you don't. Everyone who has/had to work for a living (without the backstop of a trust fund) is quite aware. Anyone you would be alienating was already gone.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

You're really underestimating the propaganda at play

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Inter-class hate is the best kind of hate

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Ah I always get inter and intra mixed up

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Think of the internet as opposed to an intranet

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (2 children)

someone using such labels look like an envious have-not.

Uh, so true, shame on those peasants for the sin of envy, they should just be satisfied with what they have and let their betters enjoy the fruits of their exploitation.

^/s

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (5 children)

And where does their power and wealth come from? The working class It seems that they have forgotten this fact.

Respectfully, shut the fuck up. We are done licking boots. I will wholeheartedly advocate for more corporate assassinations. They are fucking killing us, taking out a couple of them is a drop in the bucket

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

The working class includes those who earn their living through wage-paying (hourly) jobs, typically involving manual labor or service work without poatsecondary education requirements. They tend to have modest property ownership, and make close to minimum wage with limited benefits. Working-class jobs are predominantly in the service sector, including retail sales, clerical work, food industry positions, and manual labor.

Which definition of working class are you using that includes doctors, lawyers and engineers?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago (4 children)

I had a salaried position working as a cashier at a fucking gas station making 20k a year. Salaried vs hourly is the not the great class war dividing line. Also, public school teachers are salaried, and I'll be damned if I'm giving over the teachers to the guillotine.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (6 children)

Gatekeeping what working class is. That's new. Just thought it meant that you worked for a living instead of being an "owner class"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Well this is why I made the post, I don’t know if OP was doing it but my comment is directed more towards the person who made that sign.

Most people are working class because they lack the resources and status from generational wealth.

Edit that said, I don’t think it’s fair to make someone feel bad about what they were born into. If someone is actively working against the betterment of other people’s lives, that’s a separate issue.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The thing is unlike all other things you can be born into, wealth can be given up. You can't give up being black or poor, but if you're born into generational wealth to the point you're of the ownership class by default, you can give that up and get a job.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

🍽🍽🍽🍽🍽🍽🍽

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