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I've been trying to find a good Marxist instance, but Lemmygrad and Hexbear are widely hated. Why is that? Are there any good leftist instances?

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[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

There's a difference between challenging other people's opinions and calling them fascists or Nazis just because they're not at the extreme left.

Even worse, in this very thread I've been called a fascist for the sole reason that my instance is sh.itjust.works, one of the bigger instances and one where your political opinion isn't a criteria to subscribe (especially not when I subscribed, they didn't even ask for an email!)

[–] frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 1 year ago

You must've done something to court those allegations. What'd you say? What'd you do? Who'd you align with geopolitically? I bet we'll find an answer in at least one of those three.

[–] snugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.works -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, I only joined shitjust works because that's where the cdda Lemmy is and that's the first thing I used it for, didn't even know people think it's a political instance. Though I guess with the hexbears and lemmygrads everything's political somehow. That's why I generally avoid dealing with them anyway.

[–] frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

everything’s political somehow.

If somehow, everything isn't political for you; that's your sign that you might just be a settler. Just the act of going outside in a hwhite neighborhood is a political action for me with how many cop-caller Beckies I live around. Wish I had your sweet-assed life.