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Lefty Memes

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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.

Serious posts, news, and discussion go in c/Socialism.

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

Please don't forget to help keep this community clean by reporting rule violations, updooting good contributions and downdooting those of low-quality!

Rules

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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)


0.5 [Provisional Rule] Use alt text or image descriptions to allow greater accessibility


We require alternative text (from now referred to as "alt text") to be added to all posts/comments containing media, such as images, animated GIFs, videos, audio files, and custom emojis.
EDIT: For files you share in the comments, a simple summary should be enough if they’re too complex.

We are committed to social equity and to reducing barriers of entry, including (digital) communication and culture. It takes each of us only a few moments to make a whole world of content (more) accessible to a bunch of folks.

When alt text is absent, a reminder will be issued. If you don't add the missing alt text within 48 hours, the post will be removed. No hard feelings.


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


Try to keep an open mind, other schools of thought may offer points of view and analyses you haven't considered yet. Also: This is not a place for the Idealism vs. Materialism or rather Anarchism vs. Marxism debate(s), for that please visit c/AnarchismVsMarxism.


2. Anti-Imperialism means recognizing capitalist states like Russia and China as such


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


3. No liberalism, (right-wing) revisionism or reactionaries.


That includes so called: Social Democracy, Democratic Socialism, Dengism, Market Socialism, Patriotic Socialism, National Bolshevism, Anarcho-Capitalism etc. . Anti-Socialist people and content have no place here, as well as the variety of "Marxist"-"Leninists" seen on lemmygrad and more specifically GenZedong (actual ML's are welcome as long as they agree to the rules and don't just copy paste/larp about stuff from a hundred years ago).


4. No Bigotry.


The only dangerous minority is the rich.


5. Don't demonize previous and current socialist experiments or (leading) individuals.


We must constructively learn from their mistakes, while acknowledging their achievements and recognizing when they have strayed away from socialist principles.

(if you are reading the rules to apply for modding this community, mention "Mantic Minotaur" when answering question 2)


6. Don't idolize/glorify previous and current socialist experiments or (leading) individuals.


Notable achievements in all spheres of society were made by various socialist/people's/democratic republics around the world. Mistakes, however, were made as well: bureaucratic castes of parasitic elites - as well as reactionary cults of personality - were established, many things were mismanaged and prejudice and bigotry sometimes replaced internationalism and progressiveness.



  1. Absolutely no posts or comments meant to relativize(/apologize for), advocate, promote or defend:

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You claim to be an anticapitalist

Yet you buy food with money

You consume products made under capitalism

You carry a wallet

You seem to have a bank account

Curious?

You say you want systemic change Yet you exist inside the system?

Against exploitation? Is that a phone I see? Assembled by workers maybe?

You hate landlords? Then why do you pay rent?

Pfah

You oppose systemic racism? Yet you live in a racist system?

You stand for equality? But you are taller than some other people?

Against capitalism? But you have possessions, pick a side

Typical

Got issues with consumerism? Yet you work for a wage Explaining that would be interesting

You paid to go to the doctor? Instead of healing yourself for free with natural means?

Is that a phone I see? Made in China maybe?

You dislike militarism? Then why live in a country that has an army?

Heh

You criticize imperialism? Yet you speak English? Very telling

You oppose nationalism? Nice national ID card you got there

Typical leftist inconsistencies

You claim the statu quo is bad Yet you live in society, checkmate

If you don't like current laws, then why do you follow them?

You dislike the government yet you pay taxes Strange

Heh

You criticize billionaires But you've not given all your money away? Typical

You want free education hmm? But you haven't homeschooled yourself as a kid You sound jealous

You say environmental destruction is bad? Yet you breathe out CO2?

You want public transport? But you own multiple pair of shoes?

Against big pharma? You've taken aspirin

You don't like ads? But you've looked at ads before

Communist? But you use private toilets?

You criticize private property But you lock your door Suspicious

Redistribution of wealth? I didn't see you redistributing your lunch

Leftism is hypocrisy

https://thebad.website/comic/hypocrite_leftist

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Bad@jlai.lu 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You wish reality was different and yet it's not?

Typical hypocrisy!

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago