Look, I actually have to spend my time around Americans. I dislike them probably more than a lot of people who say stuff like in [https://www.reddit.com/r/TankieTheDeprogram/s/eHww4UALHm](this thread). But it’s not out of lack of trying.
But that’s besides the point. No other country’s people gets treated this way. And no, I’m not going to say I’m more oppressed than people in the global south or whatever. In fact a lot of psychological problems result from the fact that I’m privileged to be in the global north.
But Americans are so often…dismissed. That’s the only term i can come up with. But everyone talks about it in such idealist matter. They always talk individuals or idealism or whatever. The closest to material analysis is “the proletariat’s material conditions are closer aligned to the imperialist Bourgeoisie.” But that doesn’t just apply to Americans.
But, look. Why doesn’t any other people get treated this way? Genuinely. I don’t think Stalin sat down and said “well Germany lost a major world war and went through multiple economic crises and still hasn’t had a socialist revolution. So obviously it’s a lost cause, kill all of them.” Japan and South Korea are never treated this way, despite being very arguably in similar boats. And if we want to talk about material conditions, what about Indonesia or Iran or Cambodia or so many other nations? They haven’t had socialist revolutions yet despite their material conditions, so does that mean these people are useless treatlerites too?
I’m sorry. I know, again, we’re in the imperial core, we’re privileged. I don’t know what part of my mentally ill brain it is, but it’s just that the logic completely fails for me and that gives me anxiety, because reasons. Not just that, but the actual oppression of the communist and self determination movements here are also just ignored.
@DashRendar@lemmygrad.ml The sidebar of this comm literally says “hostility is allowed” and that the only line is reactionary crap or explicit threats. Why was this user banned?
There is no active mod for this community, so one of the admins removed the comment and assigned a one-day temp ban. As far as I know, none of us have greenlit any community to add an exception to rule 3.
Probably should simply close the community if its sole purpose gets people banned (randomly whenever an admin takes personal issue with a user)
Even if we were more lenient with rule 3 in this community, a comment consisting of nothing but an image of a pig taking a shit is just pointlessly inflammatory
Again, the sidebar of this comm pretty explicitly states that “pointlessly inflammatory” is the goal and purpose of this comm. If that’s not acceptable on the site, the comm should be closed.
It doesn’t.
“Hostility is allowed” doesn’t mean “the purpose of this community is to be pointlessly inflammatory”. Replying with an image of pig shit isn’t “challenging” any of the arguments in this thread. Sure, there’s nothing explicitly stating that it’s not allowed, but the instance rules apply to every community, and such a comment would be removed anywhere else on this instance.
Ultimately, if you dislike the concept of this community, feel free to block it.
Utterly bizarre thing to say when you’re the one arguing against the concept of the community and I’m the one arguing for it.
I’m not arguing against it, I’m explaining what the purpose of this community is. If you want a community where tossing hollow insults at other users is acceptable, you’ll have to visit another instance.
No, you’re redefining the purpose of the community to something that clearly is not the intent stated in the sidebar. You know you’re doing it, quit being dishonest.