Having a mandatory "these government/nations are above criticism" stance is just nationalist fascism, no different to MAGA fascism.

If a nation can't be criticised or questioned, it can't be improved, and is dead in some serious way. .ml users should be embarrassed for staying there. The standards you walk past are the ones you accept.

Poor dude was new and just didn't know what was going on, or even the atmosphere where they posted the question. Lmao I really need to migrate a piefed instance stat.

Lmao I saw that post a bit ago and was like “hah yep ban incoming 😬”

Nobody asked for one, but I got a pretty good explanation for why this is what why this is happening.

ML's on lemmy are predominantly of the "deprogram" variety (in reference to the deprogram podcast and r/thedeprogram being quite large on reddit), and generally they're a laughing stock given the narratives they parrot that are so de-attached from the material reality and their various mannerisms when it comes to arguing. One of the larger narratives is that the west and western imperialism is horrible (which is true), and that whoever is opposed to it must be a force for good or something, which manifests as uncritical support for China, Russia, Iran even though they're both imperialist bourgeoisie states too.

I see some people claim that they're some paid Russian shills, which is wrong. They do it for free, with a genuine belief because that's what their community says and does.

I was surprised they didn't remove the thread

But then I understood

They ban everyone that accuses them of censoring, or being tankies, or speaking against china and russia, and they keep their tankies' comments so people are convinced

That mod in those countries would be made to disappear for the pronouns in his name, then tortured until he admits to raping children.

Sweet, yet another instance to block

you guys have no idea how much money goes towards the russian propaganda machine

lmfao what’s up with all these bootlickers?