Davel, comitted supporter of the russian genocidal imperialism and killing of Ukrainians, admin on ML, engages in some orientalism with online "commie" roleplayer characteristics (thelemmy.club)

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NuTomic, tankie Lemmy dev has been to Cuba on a holiday (no one ever did that!):

ML user talks about "echo chambers". I love the irony on this one.

I will also note I don't find America-style polemics to be convincing, so for me the use of the term "echo chamber" is a massive red flag (strong likelihood of ostentatious posturing and cultural preference for provincial world salad).

"bizarre “Tankie triad” conspiracism"

I love how the tankies think that using specific terms "conspiracism" or "orientalism" is like a "I win" or I am right" button.

No you sleazy motherfucker, no one is buying your bullshit. Look up the term "conspiracy theory" in the dictionary:

conspiracy theory, an attempt to explain harmful or tragic events as the result of the actions of a small powerful group. Such explanations reject the accepted narrative surrounding those events; indeed, the official version may be seen as further proof of the conspiracy.

Who is the "small powerful group" in this context? Where is the rejection of the accepted narrative?

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[-] Rose@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Can't speak specifically to Cuba, but at least some of the countries glorified by tankies are nice only for a privileged foreigner on a short vacation. It's not like they'd protest against the government there to get arrested, and if they do, their country will be very focused on getting them out. They likely won't speak the language to understand what's being said in the media day to day. They also wouldn't live the life of the average citizen able to feel the weight of lower incomes and other quality of life issues associated with the government taking too much for itself and leaving little for the people. If they're a minority and they can keep it to themselves, they probably will "out of respect", thus no consequences. It also doesn't help when they're a tankie who thinks there's no problem with China or Russia isolating themselves from the rest of the internet for example, but even so, it's relatively easy when it's brief, not something you inescapably put up with every year.

Edit: I'm also reminded of Hasan visiting China but then comically asking "can I be out with this Chinese flag?" or something like that, as if his subconscious was telling him that even something as trivial in the West could get him in trouble there. It's evident he was being very careful, if not self-censoring.

[-] PugJesus@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago

"Forget it Jake, it's MLtown"

It is astounding to see the groupthink that moderation has managed to cultivate there.

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