No, SDF doesn't have any particular bad rap, most of you are nice. There's a reason there hasn't been any serious discussion of defedding Hexbear from SDF.

But all the same, not being from Hexbear or Lemmygrad (and to a lesser extent lemmy.ml) means that foreign policy takes I don't agree with are more common. Especially since there's often people that will have leftist beliefs about domestic politics, but have different feelings about foreign policy. Not to say that Hexbears can't have bad takes, but but it's fewer, farther between, and they often end up with the comment removed or are banned quickly.

Perhaps my wording was a bit misleading, though.

[–] ssm@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Thank you for your analysis!

I'm not a leftist anymore, I simply don't appreciate the zionism in the DNC (and yes, the GOP too). People are very quick to prescribe labels and polarize if it falls outside their political organization's boundaries!

[–] optissima@possumpat.io 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You're not a leftist... because the right and mild right are bigots?

[–] ssm@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I'm not a leftist because the left is also full of fascists that provide (un)critical support to any country deemed AES, and I know this because I used to be very much an AES-worshipping tankie myself. I still have some respect for socialists and communists that don't prescribe to AES ideology, but it's still just mostly infighting over which system failed better. At some point I just concluded that communist/socialist/leftist is harmful baggage to carry, that only leads primarily to political judgement without any sort of analysis along party lines.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

So you went from the left to the right, and now support Empire? I don't see what you mean here

[–] ssm@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If that's what you got from this, I can't help you. If you think you can't be a leftist without being right wing, or right wing without being leftist, you're too deep in the shit.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What on Earth are you talking about? When did I say being a leftist is being right wing?

[–] ssm@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I don't know, but you're saying I support "the empire", which sounds like the typical dismissal and grouping by most ideologically entrenched folk I talk to around here. Sorry if I misunderstand, I have my autism diagnosis on hand if that is suitable for coverage.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 months ago

If you support US hegemony, you support Empire. If you aren't expressing support of US hegemony, that's a good thing.