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.
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as well as condemning (their) imperialism, even if it is of the "anti-USA" flavor.
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).
The only dangerous minority is the rich.
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wait, why are we holding liberals responsible? Shouldn't we be holding the uh, fascists responsible? They're the ones causing all the problems LMAO
Because liberals can only ever critique some symptoms and never the root causes which leads to an inability to address the problems of neoliberalism leads to the rise of space for fascist ideology?
maybe? But tangentially providing space for shitty people doesn't make you a shitty person. Housing someone who is/was a murder doesn't just make you a shitty person.
Politics is quite literally a game of 4d chess unless played from the individuals perspective, in which case its a funny put name on paper and put it into a box game instead.
I feel like the vast majority of self described liberals would have plenty of issues with violent and fascist-esque institutions running for government positions. I can't think of any well known liberals that are ambivalent to trump, let alone supportive of him.
"Politics is quite literally a game of 4d chess unless played from the individuals perspective, in which case its a funny put name on paper and put it into a box game instead."
Why can't politics be more than voting from an individual's perspective?
Also, if you know the person you're providing a house for is a serial killer and you do nothing... You are a shitty person.
Why can’t politics be more than voting from an individual’s perspective?
unless you're a politician or a bad faith individual who likes to undermine politics, there is literally nothing else for you to do lmao.
Outside of that you might be doing shit like canvassing, but that's nothing more than encouraging people to vote, and if it is, then it's fraudulent as you're influencing peoples votes unjustly.
Also, if you know the person you’re providing a house for is a serial killer and you do nothing… You are a shitty person.
why though? What if they've gotten out of prison? What if it's also quite literally, not your fucking problem? You're not encouraging them to kill people. Are we saying that married men who are serial killers should have their wives and families arrested and thrown in jail just for being in proximity to them? What about wayne gacy?
Fascists always vote = fascists get what they want = idiots saying "voting doesn't work"
pretty sure it;'s not the voting.
pretty sure it's everything OTHER than the voting that gets them what they want. and the liberals refusing to let anyone stop them.
you'll notice that even when a fascist loses an election, like in 2000, they still get their guy in office sometimes.
Socialists do nothing -> Fascists receive no consequences -> Socialists do nothing -> Fascists seize power -> Socialists join the fascists and say it's all the fault of the liberals.
Complain all you want about the liberals voting to prevent fascists from getting power, but they're doing something while socialists do nothing except complain.
I'll let you in on a little secret, many liberals are socialists that got tired of doing nothing. Voting in many successive elections to get the change you want over many decades is far more admirable than sitting on the sidelines complaining about the people that are making an effort.
Pretty sure the "hold liberals accountable " falls under the "do nothing about fascists" banner
Yeah, but simply not voting isn’t a solution. It’s a self-congratulatory exercise in washing your hands of responsibility. We all see this is the problem. It’s been the problem our entire lives. It’s clear as day for anyone with half a brain. So…what then?
Defeatist bullshit
Aren't we already having that negotiation right now about the Palestinians?
Limitations of action from either side are entirely due to a lack of a strong majority in Congress. Without it, no matter the goals, the capabilities are limited. There are times I do really appreciate some of the checks congress has over the executive.
this meme plays out like the government is controlled by one party at a time
This might have been a pattern before but the new dem party seems to be hitting harder and faster than in the past. Plus it's hard to make change when ur not willing to do shady shit and ignore the essence of democracy and constitution
I do not disagree, but let's see if they can keep it together after January.