@geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml banned me from !ManufacturingConsent@lemmy.ml (permanently!) and removed my comment from the post, because I dared to note that there are protests in Iran and shared a link to a crimethinc article with voices from within Iran. They call it “imperialist propaganda” if leftist voices from within Iran are distributed.

My comment:

I get it that the western media narrative is incredibly one-sided, focused on ideological bogeymen and focused on getting the monarch back in power. But I’d like to point out that there is in fact quite massive repression going on against the protestors. Leftist orgs in Iran need international solidarity now.

Their “reasoning”:

reason: Ignoring the post to spam imperialist propaganda

I don’t think that person can be reasoned with if they call crimethinc imperialist propaganda, so I’m not getting my hopes up for them lifting the ban.

I also think that they might be a bit butthurt, because I called out their zionistic worldview (i.e.: that judaism equates zionism) a few days ago.

  • Prunebutt@slrpnk.netOP
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    4 months ago

    Yes, I’m telling you that you’re spreading imperialist propaganda

    How would you know? You haven’t read what I shared.

    but after browsing through your profile and seeing that you’re a German “Anarchist”, I’ve decided to give up.

    So much for “trying to have a polite conversation”.

    You just want to project whatever weird excuse to make you feel superior to me. First it was by claiming that something I posted was propaganda (without reading it). Now it’s assuming my political view on European imperialism and genocide, basedon where I happen to live.

    Your country will not have a meaningful anticapitalist movement until you start treating the Soviet Union as the heroes who saved your asses from Nazism.

    Wow, what a very materialist analysis from you. I’ve accepted daddy Stalin as my personal savior. /s

    God, you fucking ML cultists are aggravating. 🙄

      • Prunebutt@slrpnk.netOP
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        4 months ago

        So, what exactly makes you think that I’m pro Israeli genocide or pro war with Russia, if not your rampant urge to put strangers into boxes to satisfy your hate-boner?

        Even after finding out that I consider myself an anarchist (who are famous for being war-mongers and genocide-lovers /s).

          • Prunebutt@slrpnk.netOP
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            4 months ago

            So no reason at all, since (as I’ve pointed out several times now) you don’t know what the article I shared actually contains.

            I’m very willing to have a normal converation, given that the other person isn’t a bad-faith troll.

            Also: what does that have anything to do with being German? I thought there was a reason why you’re treating me like Friedrich Fudking Merz.

              • Prunebutt@slrpnk.netOP
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                4 months ago

                So, are you claiming that there weren’t protests going on and those weren’t answered with massive repression? Were’s the exaggeration? Where’s the fabrication? The original post was stating that everything’s fine in Iran, while massive protests were going on (which you acknowledged yourself)

                And why are you afraid to read the article if it’s not because you’re not interested in engaging in anything that contradicts your already made-up mind?

                That’s my reason, you got defensive and started insulting me

                I started insulting you, because you were trolling (and frankly - never stopped). Tellme where you are from so that I can insult you for things out of your control.

                  • Prunebutt@slrpnk.netOP
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                    4 months ago

                    You’re in no position to criticize my post if you didn’t engage with it’s content, i.e. the article. You continue to refuse reading it and throw around baseless campist accusations, instead (e.g. that this was the first time I’d be in open solidarity with leftist protestors in Iran). Instead of listening to leftists in Iran, you accuse anyone who dares to mention that Iran isn’t an egalitarian paradise as an Israeli asset.

                    You can tell yourself whatever you want: If you were seriously trying to engage in a good-faith argument, you did a horrible job at doing so.

                    stop acting as if you’re reasonable, if you can’t even read a fucking article by leftists, just because they don’t pass your socialist™️ purity test.

                    EDIT:

                    Look, it’s even talking about the likes of you.