Socialism
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 and constructive discussion from a progressive, anti-capitalist and truly anti-imperialist perspective, regardless of specific ideology.
A certain knowledge of socialism is expected, if you are new to/interested in socialism, please visit c/Socialism101 before participating here. Socialism101 will gladly help you by answering questions, providing resources etc.
Memes go in c/Lefty Memes
Please don't forget to help keep this community clean by reporting rule violations, upvoting good contributions and downvoting those of low-quality!
Rules
1. Socialist Unity in the form of mutual respect and good faith discussion 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,
as well as condemning (their) imperialism, even if it is of the "anti-USA" flavour.
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 "Xenial Xerus" 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.
7. Absolutely no posts or comments meant to relativize(/apologize for), advocate, promote or defend:
- Racism
- Sexism
- Queerphobia
- Ableism
- Classism
- Rape or assault
- Genocide/ethnic cleansing or (mass) deportations
- Fascism
- (National) chauvinism
- Orientalism
- Colonialism or Imperialism (and their neo- counterparts)
- Zionism
- Religious fundamentalism of any kind
(This is not a definitive list, the spirit of the other rules still counts! Eventual duplicates with other rules are for emphasis.)
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Again, even though YOU seemed to be really concerned what Lemmy posters think of you, I do not. lmao
And be sure to smile to yourself that you downvoted an article about overworked nurses demanding better working conditions!
You’ve spent almost a full 8 hour work day in a month. What happened to denying you spent much time? Gish-fucking-gallop.
So 8 hours out of a month. And you think that’s a lot? I don’t understand what you are saying. That’s 2 hours a week. So you think that is way too much time or way too little time? I’m not sure what you mean.
But hey, doesn’t really matter, because I can do whatever I want. Tho I’m not a creeper like you. I mean, dude, you keep diaries about me. That’s so weird. I guess I have to keep all these posts for the FBI now?!
Of course it is a lot. So is posting/commenting every 20 minutes you're awake. But sure let's just pretend it's not.
But you are doing that right now. And you also keep a diary on me. Ewwwww. So are you a full on stalker, or do I take up thoughts in your mind just part of the day?
Hey, so what's it like being a stalker that keeps diaries about a total stranger that they only know through Lemmy?
LIke do you think about me all the time, or just when you sit down to add to your little diary. Do you have weird fantasies about me that you put in there? i mean, I guess you are incel and that's what you decided to do because you couldn't find a guy or girl to date you?
How many other people do you keep a diary on? Please please please tell us!
What's it like to use a website to post content 3 times per waking hour per month? I think this is clearly an addiction at that point. Addiction to criticism?
I don't know what you mean? So in the diary you keep about me, does this conversation get added to it, or is it like your own made up conversations? What's it like being sooo weird?
Real hard to click a link: https://lemmy.ml/u/UniversalMonk@lemmy.world
Should be easy for someone posting content 3 times an hour for every hour they aren't sleeping.
We know that's not the diary you are keeping on me. Seriously dude, go out and get a life.
You're just a creepy incel on here, but you can actually have a real life outside of Lemmy. Try it.
Says the person who literally worked a part time job posting bullshit that gets nothing but hate in response.
Riiighht. lmao
Strong defense
Thank you!
So do you think if you keep raving about a diary, it becomes true? lol
Same way it becomes true that voting against Democrats won't result in death and destruction around the globe if you say it 3 times per hour your whole life?
I don't have to explain anything to you. Be sure to write that down in your diary about me! Thank you!