• Buelldozer@lemmy.today
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      15 days ago

      I visit .ml and while I do occasionally get cross threaded with them they are, overall, not terrible. Yes some of the people associated with their instance can be over the top but by and large they are just people with a different viewpoint.

      I tried to do the same with hexbear but ultimately couldn’t, which may be my problem more than theirs.

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        15 days ago

        I’m fairly left on the political spectrum, probably further than most, but hexbear and a lot of .ml are left to the max, as in they’re tankies. I can’t stand right-wingers much, but tankies are worse by a large margin.

        Shit, they attempted to harass and dox me when I offered an opinion that didn’t agree with their very rigid worldview. I kept poking at their stubbornness then they banned me. I’m a stubborn SOAB myself.

        Now I’m questioning if I should continue to use this platform. I’ve definitely started using it less since then, knowing that this platform is run by tankies.

                • ☂️-@lemmy.ml
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                  15 days ago

                  if you think capitalism is better than leftism, you are not a leftist.

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                    15 days ago

                    You must hate all countries then because they all use aspects of capitalism to further their gains. I agree though the goal is to ween off of capitalism into proletariat owned socialism. Unfortunately for tankies I won’t be used as a tool for their wanton violence against those that disagree. My demsoc flavor emphasizes humanism over hatred.

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          15 days ago

          I’ve had the same experience. Hexbear won’t accept any nuance when it comes to Palestine or homeless people.

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        14 days ago

        Not necessarily, they resemble the way conservatives comments way too much, I avoid it as much as possible. They use the same things right wingers use to prove a point

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        15 days ago

        Well I’ve never been harassed, doxxed, and threatened to be murdered by racists or pedophiles simply because I disagree with them. Only tankies and fascists would do that.

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          15 days ago

          You haven’t ever been doxxed period, and racists have harassed killed and doxxed even for minor shit, unless your definition of fascist is very liberal

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            15 days ago

            Sure it was an attempted doxxing because they’re incompetent. I’m well aware of the evils on the internet and do a decent job remaining anonymous.

            Tankies have killed as many people as the Nazis, actually more. Much more deaths attributed to tankies than racists could ever dream to commit.

            Why are you defending tankies?

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                12 days ago

                Good, fuck them Nazis. Also fuck them tankies. If you’re in the fringes, you’re likely a monster. That’s not exactly a hot take, lol.

            • BrainInABox@lemmy.ml
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              14 days ago

              Tankies have killed as many people as the Nazis, actually more. Much more deaths attributed to tankies than racists could ever dream to commit.

              I too love to make unsourced claims that minimize the evil of the Nazis.

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                  14 days ago

                  Ah, so you’re very sneakily using inconsistent metrics to downplay the Nazis, counting every death that resulted from the policy of communists, but only counting direct and deliberate killings by Nazi Germany.

                  In other words, you are doing deliberate Nazi apologism.

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                    14 days ago

                    I knew before I even posted that link you’d try to explain it away, but I didn’t expect you to accuse me of Nazi apologia 🤣.

                    Have fun in your life friendo.

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                I’m not, all I was saying is that tankies are worse than racists.

                Edit: they’re equally as evil as Nazis IMO.