It just feels difficult to have meaningful conversations on here sometimes. Like yes I dislike America, but I don’t need to act like nothing good has ever come out of it. Maybe China is better than America, but I don’t want Xi nuking American cities. I don’t think war is suddenly cool and good because Ukraine has some nazis in it. Not everyone I disagree with is some bumbling mass of idiocy, a lot of times we just differ on certain core values.
:xi-plz:
But honestly tho, are we edgy? Yes, but we’re leftists in a world in rapid decay with very few tools to change it. There aren’t many places where we can be critical of all aspects of this world without massive push back or being outright banned. This is like the only place I’ve had meaningful discussions about Ukraine. Anywhere else devolves into fervent uncritical support, with the slightest critique being shut down. As others have said here, sometimes we really just need to let off some steam (and Xi, if you’re listening, those nukes too pls)
I’ve been here since the beginning and like it, so I’m a bit biased… but I think this site has a nice mix of edgy, detatched posting and meaningful discussion. There could probably be an effort on everyone’s part to add to the discussion side of things. I do wonder what this site is like when visiting for the first time. We probably seem like a bunch of fucking weirdos lol
Having tried to introduce a couple people to it, we are essentially incoherent to people who aren’t at least past some aspect of ‘Social Democracy is a moderate form of Fascism’ which is deep in the leftist theoretical weeds. But then again, so are most online spaces at first. I’m just happy that cat-posting doesn’t devolve into online baby talk like most places on the internet, its really one of my largest pet-peeves.
. I’m just happy that cat-posting doesn’t devolve into online baby talk like most places on the internet, its really one of my largest pet-peeves.
I hope you never find out about the outdoor cats struggle session, the first one on Hexbear I think.
I have seen it referenced and referenced it myself, but I have never read the actual thread.
On the flipside, I’ve introduced a couple trans comrades to it who aren’t very politically aware, but are very wary of online spaces generally. And they were so happy and relieved that we go hard, basically. It make it an obviously safe and welcoming space for them.
God dammit how did nobody do this one until just now? And it was accidental?!
:kitty-cri-screm:
It’s not really that deep. The first book I read - Blackshirts and Reds - goes into that idea and I understood it perfectly fine.
Idk where you are at, or all this sincere posting has fried my sarcasm-o-meter, but Micheal Parenti is incredibly obscure literature where I live.
