Just blocked lemmy.ml from my Lemmy account, and I swear to god it's one of the best things I've ever done on this platform. My homepage feels actually clean now.

For the past few months I'd been seeing a lot of tankie posting and pretty much far-left propaganda on my feed. It got tiring enough that I finally checked my blocked-user list, and realized pretty much everyone I'd blocked was from lemmy.ml. So I just blocked the whole instance instead.

Saying this as someone who considers themselves a leftist: I used to think Lemmy itself was an echo chamber. Turns out lemmy.ml was the problem the entire time. Probably the reason I tolerated it for so long is that I agreed with a lot of what they posted, but like an oversaturated meme, I'd had enough. Browsing the platform was starting to feel way too tiring instead of fun, which defeats the point of being here in the first place.

The breaking point was seeing some dude post a "meme" implying North Korea and China are basically communist utopias and that the West sucks. I mean, the West does suck, but come on - you're saying North Korea is the ideal the West should strive for? What the hell...

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[–] TheLegendaryAssholeOfJushinLiger@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I mean why would a leftist like ANYTHING about current day Russia? China? OK, there are apologisms that can fit into a leftist umbrella. But RUSSIA? It's a fucking kleptocracy. Anyone "leftist" saying otherwise is a crock of shit. They haven't been red in decades.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago

China is a socialist country, public ownership is the principal aspect of the economy and the working classes control the state. Russia is a capitalist country, nobody says it's leftist in any way. The only support Russia gets is with respect to the fact that it opposes the current hegemonic force of western imperialism, no further than that.

[–] JupiterRowland@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I mean why would a leftist like ANYTHING about current day Russia?

Because they unironically believe that Russia = the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics. That Putin literally is the Premier of the USSR and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Maybe even that what Putin is trying to do in the Ukraine is reconquer his own territory from CIA-driven Western insurgents.

Basically, just because Putin is a Russian, he automatically is a ☭★✊ СФММꙠИЇꙄТ СФМЯДDЭ ✊★☭, therefore he must be anti-Capitalist, therefore he has to be a good guy.

These people completely distrust any and all Western media because it's capitalist, imperialist propaganda, but they take everything from Russia Today and Sputnik News at face value because the good guys wouldn't ever lie, right?

They say they're against wars. But if Putin started a full-on invasion in Germany (while the country is in a state in which it'll be defenceless within three days), I can guarantee you that they'll cheer for the Red Army finally coming and purging capitalism and imperialism.

Seriously, we have a political party in Germany whose very principles appear to be based on this belief, and that tried to get a new Chancellor of their own into office.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago

Nobody believes the USSR is still here. This is a made-up strawman point, and talking to literally any communist will tell you this.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

Because they unironically believe that Russia = the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics. That Putin literally is the Premier of the USSR and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

This is a straight up, unqualified falsehood, but it will get upvoted here anyway because .world liberals are happy to accept lies if it lets them punch left.

[–] TheLegendaryAssholeOfJushinLiger@sh.itjust.works -3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What the actual fuck!

[–] lokalhorst@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

In their view, the world is black and white. They hate to be inbetween, they need to "choose a side". They can't say US and China suck both, or fuck Israel but also fuck Hamas, they need to be "pro" something. Because most of them grew up in it, they are mostly opposed to western countries - but they can't leave it like that, they need to be anti imperialist. And that means siding with Russia, Iran, North Korea, China etc., the enemies of the west. It is absurd, but that's how easy it is. Some months ago we all watched how Iran killed thousands of its citizen on the streets - now that the US attacked Iran, they sympathize with the Islamist mullahs! Because.. fuck Israel or something? It's a really narrow world view and it makes of course no sense, I mean who is imperialist if not Russia lol?

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

In their view, the world is black and white. They hate to be inbetween, they need to “choose a side”.

It's literally the opposite, dumbass; you lot can't accept the Wests enemies being described as anything less than pure, infernal evil, so when you see people having nuanced takes on them, you flip out.

[–] TragicNotCute@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

You can disagree without calling people names. Please stop.

[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Oh the irony, you say they are wrong and it's the opposite. Then proceed to prove them right in the rest of your response. It's just too perfect lol

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 week ago

Oh the irony, you say they are wrong and it’s the opposite.

This is the dumbest thing I've ever read. Hard to believe it's not a bit