So I saw a meme about piracy on reddit (apparently a tankie HQ) and I wanted to share it on the biggest piracy instance on the fediverse, with good intentions I post, it gets some replies, but the funny thing is I can't reply as the post has been removed by the admins of that instance.

I couldn't care less, it's just a low-quality meme, in fact I'm amused more than I'm sad. These libs are doing what the US state dept was doing during the cold war FOR FREE!

I hope you all can share my amusement at the fact that apparently all it takes nowadays to be called a tankie is to be against big tech and to post from a mainstream instance. You don't even have to be a communist, it's full paranoia on their part at this point.

The meme in question, nothing "tankie" about it as far as I can tell.

Edit: btw the community about censorship on lemmy has been.... Eliminated

No they aren't, you're geriatric and should just retire. Not like you can't live your last couple years of your life comfortably with the millions AIPAC gave you.

Idk if this is the right community, whatever, enjoy Biden talking about 6 years old outside the island.

Hello people in my screen. During my few years as a commie i've always noticed a flaw with the Communist movement in my country (Italy).

People, expecially young people (who are, not always, but most of the times the ones of higher radicalization potential) tend to spend copious amounts of time on the Internet. My mom used to read books, now she listens to them while doing stuff, i used to hang out with my friends IRL, now we play on discord and other boomer (although true TBH) examples.

The right is exploiting the Internet-space to a far greater extent than us (often in quantity and "relatability" and not quality), their propaganda is everywhere, with millions of eyes looking at it. It's sometimes veiled with a coat of "liberalism" and "progressivism" but, in the end, does nothing but promote the status quo, just by means of a different tendril of capital. (such is the case with an IG page I wont mention, who calls themselves a "liberal institute" and constalty post quotes by the likes of Thatcher, Raegan and similar demons, it has thousands of followers, mostly young people who think the state and the evil EU regulations are the reasons of their misery.)

Our Italian left-wing is doing a piss-poor job at exploiting the massive outreach opportunity the internet is, me myself am part of a student's org, our website has been offline for years now. People in the org know but don't particularly care. And looking at the spaces with the most eyes on them, the corporate social platforms, the situation is dire: The few people who try to engage with the "commoners" are either sick with the left-wing communism disease: euro-communists, leftcoms, anarcho-libs, people who are far too sectarian, or who focus on appearance more than substance, and actually relating to the mass and their grievances, making the fact of being a communist a status symbol or a lifestyle instead of an Ideology. Or well-meaning Marxists who, unfortunately, are shunned by the masses because they just don't get that the masses are largely de-politicised, they don't want/aren't ready to hear about complex theory concepts or things that are "too far" for them (you can't really go to the average worker and sing praises of Stalin, as much as me and you wished) Plus all content produced by these Comrades is infected with the oh-so-common TikTok plague. Sometimes an IG infographic, if it's not liberal in nature, can get the point across. But more often than not an in-depth analysis is needed, while still trying to keep it engaging and not too long. Nothing over +or- 20 min, ppl have stuff to do. In fact there are exactly 0 communist channels to speak of on YT, all the content is on Instagram and TikTok, Short-form oriented platforms who, although very popular, don't really allow for the deep exploration some kind of topics deserve. can't really divulgate the whole history of the cold war, with all it's nuances, happenings and US... actions in 1min or less.

Now comes my idea: Filling the niche of Italian YouTube long-but-not-too-much form communist content for beginners, the majority of de-politicized people betrayed by electoral politics, and just people looking for entratainment and information.

I believe there's potential. People are betrayed on the daily and are looking for answers, and when they find them they're often finding them in not the best of places. Instead of focusing on openly marxist content, the endless debates on the topics who always divide us, I'd rather talk about real-world issues the majority of people face and try to relate them to capitalism and it's tentacles. Think of something like "Second Thought" on YT. The current state of our communist movement is miserabe, people don't know who we are and what we actually want. I think that by making people understand that we aren't baby-eating freedom-hating monsters, but we actually agree with the masses on most issues, and by making them reflect on the fact all these separated issues are part of a "bigger picture" we can get somewhere.

I don't really expect much. Big Tech is notoriously allergic to politics let alone Marxism, and the people are brainwashed and propagandized since birth. But i hope to at least get somewhere. Is my idea stupid? Maybe. Will i try anyway? Yea. I'm not fooling myself into thinking that "Breadtube streamers will bring about the People's Revolution" to be clear. I just want to get the few people i'll reach thinking and re-thinking about stuff.

Now come the questions:

What's the acceptable level of "far from my zone of comfort" for the average depoliticised person?

Which are the "universal" issues, which all (western) proles face, and are most suited to get the masses engaged and listening? (ties in with 1st point) I have a few topics in mind but they're all National/EUropean issues

In general, how to not "scare" people who have been told to fear us all their life?

OPSEC tips? I know a YouTuber who produced very good and informative content, which actually got me to think a lot, BayArea415, had to leave YT because he got doxxed... I use Linux, a VPN and Free Software for all steps of production. But if there's more i'm all ears.

And finally, if any of you has experience in the video sector, please share tips! i'd be glad.

These are just the questions who come to mind. Feel free to share everything you want!

Thanks.

Not everybody knows that during the revolutionary period of 1848 (actually a bit later, in 1849) there existed a republic in central Italy.

I'm speaking about the second Roman republic, the second attempt in living memory to enstablish a democracy in Rome, the first being in 1798-1799, during the Campaign of Italy by the French Republic.

This attempt was short-lived, and ultimately perished after Napoleon III (grandson of Napoleone Bonaparte, the man that helped to enstablish the first Roman Republic, funny enough) besieged Rome and ultimately forced the revolutionary government to surrender.

The impressive part of all of this is that, before the French siege, many armies tried to extinguish the revolution and, spoiler, they all failed. The Roman Republic was attacked by:

-The Austro-Hungarian Army, lead by general Radetsky, the same man who defeated the Piedmontese (later Italian) in 1849, leading to the abdicaton of then king Carlo Alberto di Savoia, in favor of his son, Vittorio Emanuele II, who became, in 1861, the first king of Italy.

-A first French invasion, 7.000 men strong

-The army of the kingdom of Two Sicilies, fighting to re-instate Pope Pius IX on the throne (he was an exile in the kingdom)

-Spain, minor invasion. they had a ship near Civitavecchia (port near Rome)

All these invasions listed here failed.

The Roman Army was led by:

-General Durando, a revolutionary that (in the eternal contradictory spirit of the Italian Risorgimento) also fought for the Italian Kingdom against Austria-Hungary in the Third Indipendence War (known in the rest of the world as "Austro-Prussian War)

-Giuseppe Garibaldi, same as above, he was a republican and fought for the Roman Republic (and many other revolutions around the whole world, starting in South America) but, after making his considerations, fought for an united Italy under the Savoia dynasty, conquering the kingdom of Two Sicilies a decade after defending against it as a general of the Roman Republic.

Pictured is a 3 Baiocchi coin from the Republic, needless to say (but always better to remember) the Fascies Lictor and the Eagle weren't associated with Fascism at the time, as it would be born exactly 70 years later, in 1919, instead they were associated with the even older Roman Repblic, the Republic of Furius Camillus, Iulius Caesar and other notable figures.

I could write paragraphs about 1848, the Risorgimento and the Roman Republic, but frankly, it's an immense topic. Linked under this post there's the wikipedia page of the Roman Republic and other intersting pages.

A "Baiocco" is worth 0.01 "Scudo", so we could say this is a 3 Scudo cent coin.

It's a Copper coin, Weighing 25 Grams, about 0.2485 cheeseburgers.

The mint details are as follows (thanks to Numista):

A 3 baiocchi coin can be found for 25-50€ in Italy depending on conditions, certified ones go for around 90€.

For more info:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Republic_(1849%E2%80%931850)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Republic_(1798%E2%80%931799)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Mazzini

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unification_of_Italy

Bonus meme (can't embed videos but u get the point)