Once upon a time, this “political extremism“ used to just simply be called “being a decent human being“. How far we’ve fallen.
Oh noes!
Every item on the list, I have.
I must be one of those dangerous violent extremists the TV warns us about! :O
The woke mind virus claims another victim. Truly tragic to see so much empathy.
You and your Auntie Fa!
You forgot "unconditionally supports russian imperialism and repeats its propaganda incessently" .. wait, this isn't lemmy.ml 🫠
Nobody should be lectured on propaganda by North American and European social democrats who infest Lemmy and spread propaganda to a much higher degree across most instances and communities.
It is clear that russian propaganda is the best propaganda. pats you on the head
Calling out hypocrisy is not the same as supporting the alternative. Two things can be wrong at the same time.
To put it in simple terms: Russian Imperial propaganda is bad but American Imperial neoliberal propaganda isn't any better just because they are at odds.
The whole "stones thrown from glass houses" thing.
Oh, in your history books the Soviet Union does still exist. Tell me more!
You missed the joke, I guess.
edit: No need to downvote the guy
That prompts an interesting question: Is there a symbol for international communism that's recognizable to the general public?
I don't think there is a single one, but there are definitely styles that make you think it. Red themes, tools and machinery, fists in the air, etc.
This one of my favorites for Fully Automated Luxury Gay/Queer Space Communism. I doubt how widely it's known, though.
The thought of other people living a good life. I just... I can't. It's just too horrible.
accepting of all religions
I'm not if said religion involves "removal of rights to others" and "dismantling democracy". And no, I don't care if they're "not real christians".
"Ive no problem with the spiritual beliefs of all these fuckers while those beliefs dont impact the on happiness of others" - Tim Minchin (the pope song)
Yes, I raised my son to be a far left extremist. He’s nearly 30 and strong enough to cause havoc against a fascist regime.
I am not sorry.
Accepting of all sexualities, genders , and races with a dumb fuck hammer and sickle. What alternate reality do you live in where the USSR was accepting of these?
Whoosh
This is more taking the piss out of people who say anyone left of centre is "radical left".
That's NOT about URSS anymore, that symbol is the most famous symbol of communism, so it's used that, but it's NOT indicating the URSS
the joke is that any person nowadays who is being civil and decent is being called socialist
Exactly this. Seems like a lot of people romanticizing communism never lived under it.
In practice it is the other extreme compared to fascism.
"Oh no, my child wants dignity for all! Better send them to Guantanashwitz"
Random parent having a child with a soul, circa 2030
Well…the people the right call leftist extremists are generally not leftists are have a tenuous leftist label.
Like…(modern) anarchists are generally apolitical or nihilists…and don’t come from the left at the rates they think they do. The Charlie Kirk shooter is a decent example of what somebody will say is this monolith of leftist extremism that exist in large numbers and is a cohesive group.
Short story long: those who use the label “leftist extremist” (without irony) are basically making a boogy man out of random crazies who they don’t have to ignore because they’re not clearly right wingers.
This isn’t the 70s…they don’t have The Weather Underground and The Black Panthers to scapegoat…so they just make shit up.
anarchists are nearly absolutely leftist. i dont know what youre on about.
Unless he is referring to anarcocapitalists.
fair :) but they werent.
The symbol has nothing to do with what's on the list.
It's a symbol of hate, suffering and oppression.
(crossposted from lemmy.ml, btw)
Here, fixed it. No sarcasm.
Thanks! I just had a problem with the sign. The idea of the post is fun and I see the humour in it.
I just think the sign is put there in bad faith, as .ml are known for revisionism.
Disagree. Also pointing out it came from lemmy.ml - it's getting tiring.
It's also very appropriate for the meme given it speaks to the red scare propaganda peddled in the US.
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