• OneNot@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I wish it was just “towards the left”.

    I’m very much on the left socially and left of center economically, but even I feel like every other comments section on here reads like some insane tankie commune.

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      1 year ago

      It’s always a weird flavor, too. Like “I’m communist but only if I get all the wealth. Also I hate minorities but love the LGBT.”

      For some reason it just makes me think of Dennis on 30 Rock. “Fiscally liberal, socially conservative.”

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        I’m communist but only if I get all the wealth. Also I hate minorities but love the LGBT

        Where did you see that?

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          It’s a bit of hyperbole, but Lemmygrad and Hexbear aren’t far off.

          A lot of their users believe that Russia is a communist state, not some crony capitalist society that would make Bezos blush. They also seem to really love Trump for some reason.

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        I’ve never seen anything remotely like this. Can you point to a single example? Implying that it’s not only present, but always the norm is a huge stretch in my experience.

        The absolute closest would be CPC support from Hexbear, but I haven’t seen any racism or claims that they should get all the wealth.