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Does anyone else notice an uptick of extreme troll accounts? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by ettyblatant@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I swear, ~~every time~~ most of the time I see someone being particularly rude, ignorant, and inappropriate on a post (usually political in origin, or they swing it to being political) I click on their profile and see it has been created that same day.

They are only there to sow discord. Only to piss people off. Idk if we can just report them (for what?) but I'd like to try exposing them before responding and interacting..

I am guilty of gobbling up the bait. I've started looking at profiles of people that piss me off exceptionally and noticed they're burner bot loser accounts.

I guess i just want to say I've noticed it!

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[–] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I don’t see it as left punching as much as calling out campists and .ml mods.

I don't think anyone really cares how you see it: its all just you railing at anyone to the left of Elizabeth Warren.

I see it as holding up actual leftist values

Leftist values like western chauvinism, anti-communism, pro-capitalism, and Zionism.

I have never defended Israel

Lol, sure thing.

[–] socsa@lemmy.ml -3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yes, Marx definitely wrote a lot about "western chauvinism." Perhaps you mean "social chauvinism?" Because it's definitely very confusing language for the under studied. Perhaps you should pick up some German language.

Again, I just can't help but be struck by the stark chasm between this liturgical internet "leftism," which seems confused between the principals of pragmatic worker liberation, versus the fantasy that Lenin's autocracy ever achieved anything noteworthy. But I guess populist fan service gets engagement, so who cares about results, right?

[–] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Yes, Marx definitely wrote a lot about “western chauvinism.” Perhaps you mean “social chauvinism?”

"MLs cannot imagine political theory after 1924! But also, unless Karl Marx himself explicitly said it, it isn't real!'

Because it’s definitely very confusing language for the under studied. Perhaps you should pick up some German language.

Lol, perfect. I can tell you watch Oppenheimer recently...

Again, I just can’t help but be struck by the stark chasm between this liturgical internet “leftism,” which seems confused between the principals of pragmatic worker liberation, versus the fantasy that Lenin’s autocracy ever achieved anything noteworthy.

You think the USSR wasn't a noteworthy improvement on imperial Russia? And your calling other people 'under-studied'? Good lord, liberals really are proudly ignorant.

so who cares about results, right?

MLs. MLs are the ones who care about results and 'practical workers liberation', rather than liberals, who simply demand instant utopia while defending capitalism.