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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)


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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[–] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 34 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

The Guy Faux masks are cringe, though. Can we please just all adopt a simple bandana/ski-mask/ Halloween mask face-covering and hoodie imagery? I don't want to buy a fucking specifically themed mask just to join the group...

[–] distantsounds@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Guy Faux is cringe AF…but identifiable. There needs to be themes/imagery to help unite, but it’s not dropped yet..as Luigi is currently being squashed

[–] Chakravanti@monero.town 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

IDK,if they actually blew up a fucking government building then it might be filling the character it carries and a little less such as you say.

[–] witty_username@feddit.nl 5 points 1 week ago

Mega cringe. And not how you reach the younger demographic.
I have it on good authority that the kids want it as a rap hip hop

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago
[–] theywilleatthestars@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (3 children)
[–] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 week ago

Is that the war on cars I've heard about?

[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/autogenocide

Killing of a country's citizens by its own people or government

Intragroup Genocide (ex, the Khmer Rouge conflict in Cambodia)

Probably mean the first definition.

[–] witty_username@feddit.nl 4 points 1 week ago

I think the term is pretty dumb and seems nonsensical. I guess they mean working class complicity in their own oppression

[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You're not going to end the oligarchy on a VC funded social media platform.

[–] distantsounds@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Correct. Post on platforms, organize, and show up in person.

Edit: post literal signs/stickers on poles/posts in your neighborhood. Organize based on your needs, and stop fascists by any means.

Supremacy has always been a distraction tool for class oppression.

[–] chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 1 week ago

The irreconcilable contradiction of classes is becoming more evident every day

[–] ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 1 points 1 week ago
[–] Nougat@fedia.io 1 points 1 week ago