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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.

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If you are new to socialism, you can ask questions and find resources over on c/Socialism101.

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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)


1. Socialist Unity in the form of mutual respect and good faith interactions is enforced here


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That means condemning (their) imperialism, even if it is of the "anti-USA" flavor.


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The only dangerous minority is the rich.


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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

I suggest making a cocktail of the Molotov variety and reusing the bottle to spread some more tears to fascists.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I looked it up, it's a vodka made by the same people that do CIVIC Vodka. It looks like you can order it in their site, but it's limited edition. I'm hoping it'll be at my local liquor store because I'm not sure you can ship alcohol? Maybe I'm wrong about that.

Either way, it's awesome.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I've had liquor shipped before(in the US), usually you just have to show ID that you're 21 and have to sign for it at delivery.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Depends QUITE a bit on the state lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Awesome, I'll probably try this out!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I know I can buy poitín (essentially Irish vodka) on Amazon, so by that logic you can ship alcohol.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What was it? No way it was quality… great name tho!

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

Vodka, from the people that make CIVIC Vodka. I've never tried it, but I've seen it in the shelf and it's probably mid-tier price. Hard to know how good it is because I've had cheaper vodka that tastes better than expensive; so price isn't a great indicator.

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

Ah that makes sense for it to be clear!

What’s your fav vodka? I’ve never had a good one

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I really like Rekya (from Iceland) but a cheaper good one is Svedka. Tito's is acceptable.

Grey goose is way overhyped.

This is coming from a standpoint of very chilled (i.e bottle in freezer) and served as a shot with no mix. If you like drinking it slow or mixing it with something, these may not what you're looking for.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Are these from when the head of that death panel got merc'd?