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We should probably be agitating on .world (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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There are a bunch of sicko neoliberals and insufferable redditors there, yes, but there are also some normal libs and a few comrades, and it seems like a good way to encourage lemmy generally to re-embrace leftism.

I've been using an alt to talk on there and it's honestly not that bad. It's a little bad, but not that bad. I think if we just try to patiently explain ourselves, we have a reasonable chance of reaching people and shifting the general political alignment.

Those of us who aren't up to dealing with ghouls (I am frequently included in this group) can just stay at home here and that's just fine.

Anyway, just an idea. I would appreciate feedback.

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Ive been seeing a lot of decently based comments coming from there but their politics sub is basically straight up state dept propaganda.

They banned me a while back for I dont even know why. Probably telling someone to go fuck themselves or something.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago

imagine being so small the state department doesn't even know you exist yet you voluntarily doggedly stick to their party line.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago (2 children)

That's why it's good to try to patiently explain one's position, as cathartic as it is to curse at someone. My suggestion was to, in a certain sense, be minimally disruptive because the people involved would be following the instance rules, they'd just also be communists who are interested in persuading people.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago

That's why it's good to try to patiently explain one's position

Holding certain opinions is deemed inherently uncivil to them, you can try presenting them as sweet as apple pie but the fact you're presenting them at all is going to piss them off. Remember the thread some guy made after getting banned here?, there were plenty of people explaining their position but they just called us all crazy anyway.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago

it's good to try to patiently explain one's position

It sucks that the liberals don't have to do that and can just say "but did you consider human nature" smuglord or some other lazy shit. I'm not saying we shouldn't make our case; it's that under capitalism, the default position is the one the laziest assholes get to opt for because it already benefits them.