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I'm running around in leftist circles a lot since beginning of last year. I first got introduced to socialism through anarchism [stereotype alert] started to read and went pretty straight to communist and then ML pretty recently. The shoe is still new but it fits very well so far.

Whenever I bring up socialism and communism (let alone ML), I get a lot of flak from other leftists and especially from anarchists. Yet, I feel like a couple anarchist agitators sound like MLs just cosplaying. It would make sense as anarc kids are totally open for socialist ideas if one lets out the "science" part which irritates me a lot.

Does anyone have similar experience or is able to explain?

Btw pls let me know if this is inappropriate to ask. I dont mean to offend anyone.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago

Sorry for the late comment but I'm new and get to go through all the old stuff.

I fully agree and would like to add that there are also different levels of reading comprehension and dismissing video content entirely is hugely ableist because some people cant read or read properly, cant use a screen reader etc.

So there imo are a lot of different possible issues here:

  • especially the german government hands out "media literacy advice" on how to spot "fake news". That happened with covid and now people might be stuck with these ideas. Of course if that is the case, the person would probably have a better time only engaging with what they can understand and not try to engage stuff without even watching the content.
  • the content here (as a noob) is like waking up in the plot of the matrix. I'm cross checking stuff sometimes because for nearly 40 years I thought western media "wasnt allowed to lie". I have huge issues with my neighbors when I tell them of my own experiences with government malfeasance. They snap react with " bullshit, we have laws for that." That is the level of brainrot here.

Im any case, I'm glad I found this and that people are in fact trying to make things better. Thanks. :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Sorry for the late reply but DAMN that was eerily accurate and perfectly worded. Thank you. :) its like people are listening to the words of old slave traders and think "yeah, thats probably how it is."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Those who have listened to and understood his speeches will probably think even more so. Its crazy. As if he's actually just playing the exact role.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I'm nearing 40 so I'm geriatric as well i guess.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

I worked A LOT of different jobs in my life. Grew up dirt poor in a rich country, dropped out of school and clawed my way up.

Started as a carpenters help, then electrical work, then apprenticeship in a cruel industry, long before I understood the system.

Long story short, I went employer and tried to do ethically organized with fair shares etc but got coopted by someone. The system is cutthroat if you go that route.

Then went back to self employed but I'm trying to build a coop for quite some time. Problem is people i met so far in the business I'm in are too comfy to take responsibility, at least where I live currently.

I would go back to an office if I had to but I would absolutely not help exploit people anymore.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

thanks for the feedback. I figured that might be a problem.

do you have any idea how to imrove?

(my meta message was a different one alltogether, btw. instead of burning out, fighting for individual rights (and causing infights as well) in a completely fucked system, we should band together to achieve actual change)

 
 
 
[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago

I suppose they're finally dropping the act now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Chilling prediction but likely.

The answer to that most likely is physical media and carbon dating. Back to the roots. Physical pictures with a carbon date certificate in a vacuum chamber in a museum, etc.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

I dont think it is weird at all. We in the west are trained for this from a very young age.

Television begins to tell us at ages 4 and up to hate all non nato states by making them look like barbarians. The sheer tons of negative news about non friendly states is insane. Now that our corporate overlords have invented toilet seat propaganda to influence us away from the TV, we are very much fucked.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

To add to that: the alegedly communist (afaik) head of the party, ines schwerdtner, condemned israels attacks months before anyone in german politics I think.

As someone who participates in the german left: we just need people to join and voice their opinion loud and often and it will be heard.

That said, I'm glad when representative democracy goes away. Its a shitshow that breeds assholes.

Its very important to know that germany is vilely anticommunist and people got killed for being leftist, not even communist. A communist party has been outlawed and dismantled while fascist parties continue to work, even after official reports that condemn them as fascist.

Germany has always been a fascist country. Just a little less obvious.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Imagine wanting to become a cop.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 days ago

If that is true, I think its valid to criticize these actions. It sadly is fully ignoring the impossible task of uniting a nation against western imperialism. I'm not saying this didnt happen or if it did, it wasnt so bad. If it did, it was bad. Still, I dont think its fair to reduce it all to two words.

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