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The Hasanabian Dialectic (thelemmy.club)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by to c/bestofhexbear@hexbear.net
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I was the last one to incite a debate about Hasan on this site, and this was the comment that reframed my thinking positively.

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[–] 37 points 6 months ago (8 children)

I genuinely don't understand why anytime Hexbear has something to talk about we're not allowed to talk about it. I say that as a mod too. It's kind of maddening. Let the people fight and learn and grow and ban the ones who can't do it respectfully it is that easy

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  • [–] [S] 24 points 6 months ago (6 children)

    The creator of the last thread deleted it, I guess they didn't like us talking about it.

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  • [–] 23 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    I don't really respect the move, but it worked out since this thread provokes a better discussion about Hasan's substance rather than starting from "I'm annoyed about something that hasn't happened yet".

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  • [–] 18 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    You shouldn't be allowed to delete your post if people have already commented on it

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  • [–] 18 points 6 months ago

    The subject of how important media is to the cause, if media consumption is politically transformative, where media careerism fits into practical strategy, etc are all good questions worth exploring as a community. Media consumption is one of the biggest issues for leftists online (or online leftists?) and we never talk about from the outside. It's always something boiling under the surface of these spontaneous slap-fights. We should start having structured discussions on issues that so many seem to care about.

    Since we live in a world where people can make a career out of presenting socialist ideas to the world, we should probably address how that fits into a socialist movement. I can understand the USSR not getting too in-depth about radio as mass media. They didn't conceptualize it that way because it hadn't turned into this reality-defining commodity that has been for the past few generations. Anyone trying to do movement building in 2026 needs to address it in a formal, rigorous way.

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