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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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[–] Brewchin@lemmy.world 47 points 2 months ago (1 children)

As the saying goes: capitalism, shareholder value and such things seem as inevitable today as the divine right of kings once did...

[–] Synthuir@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the art of words.

—Ursula K. Le Guin

[–] kindenough@kbin.earth 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Eat the rich....No thanks, I don't like the taste. There is things like acid baths...

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm now curious as to how you and seemingly 5 other people know what the rich taste like. You guys had a BBQ and didn't invite the rest of us, didn't you?

[–] kindenough@kbin.earth 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Heheh, you got me thinking but basically canibalism, I am not a fan.

[–] Shark_Ra_Thanos@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 weeks ago

They're not human.

[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's probably why they new capital city of Egypt is in there middle of the desert, so the rabble can't reach them at easily.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

Reminds me of Utopia by Ahmed Khaled Towfi

A grim futuristic account of Egyptian society in the year 2023, "Utopia" takes readers on a chilling journey beyond the gated communities of the North Coast where the wealthy are insulated from the bleakness of life outside the walls. When a young man and a girl break out from this bubble of affluence in order to see for themselves the lives of their impoverished fellow Egyptians they are confronted by a world that they had not imagined possible. Breathtaking and suspenseful, "Utopia's" twists and turns will keep readers guessing until the very last page, and may leave some wondering whether this is a vision of the future that is not too far away.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Economist see an X in a graphic and say "yes, all economic human endeavors are determined by this two lines"

[–] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

Consensus reality is a social construct

[–] tee900@lemmy.world -4 points 2 months ago

Ur all dumb