I interrupted a Stalin circle jerk there by mentioning the holodomer, and the response I got to that prompted me to filter lemmygrad from my Lemmy experience entirely.

So, I mean, your mileage may vary, but I'd say there is a pretty easy way to answer your question and the fact that you're asking outside of that instance is pretty telling to me that you already think you know the answer.

Almost every time I see anyone posting from an account on that instance, they're denying historical and on-going genocide. So I don't really want to hang out there or with those people.

In general their stance on atrocities is that they are all Western misinformation (it didn't happen, and even if it did they deserved it).

How would you feel if you met a Holocaust denier? Or a Japanese nationalist who believes that their country was the victim in WW2? Or you somehow meet an English who expresses that same sentiment towards India? Now extend that same feeling of disgust to these people.

Would just like to point out all responses here are from people who clearly despise and dislike lemmygrad. So the answers won’t be honest and unbiased.

You really should ask them. But be ready for any response and don’t be too lib brained when arguing, that will trigger them for sure.

Edit: maybe to clarify, I’m not a ML or “tankie”, so I disagree on a lot with the more extreme people on Lemmygrad. But the perspective they offer (an extremely critical and antagonistic anti-US and anti-imperialist view, based - somewhat - on Marxism) is refreshing online where the discourse is dominated by Americans who are for their most part brainwashed from birth to be neoliberals and just regurgitate Empire propaganda.

I say that as someone from an exploited country that is part of the Empire. I’m lucky my country had pretty critical and leftist teachers for the most part, but we still suffered from propaganda so most people are as neoliberal (or fascist same shit) as most Americans… just less than the US I guess.

But all in all, if you’re American, maybe start thinking more critically about what you “know to be true”. 90% of that is pure Empire propaganda.

As MLs are in some ways Marxists I guess, they at least try to base their delusions on actual evidence and facts. Unlike the typical neoliberal that constructs their delusions from propaganda and dreams.

I searched there and found this pretty quick.

Tiny excerpt:

As corroborated by leaked CIA cables provided by Wikileaks, there was no fighting in Tiananmen Square. No students were executed, and no tanks drove over people.

Could be an interesting read.

🐐 has c/MeanwhileOnGrad

"Documenting hate-speech, conspiracy theorists, apologia/revisionism, and general tankie behaviour across lemmygrad and other instances."

I should mention i dont know whether they would lean one way or another. Honestly just interested to know if it’s worth my time participating in the instance. Rather not get caught with my pants down.