this post was submitted on 24 Apr 2026
21 points (100.0% liked)

askchapo

23286 readers
69 users here now

Ask Hexbear is the place to ask and answer ~~thought-provoking~~ questions.

Rules:

  1. Posts must ask a question.

  2. If the question asked is serious, answer seriously.

  3. Questions where you want to learn more about socialism are allowed, but questions in bad faith are not.

  4. Try !feedback@hexbear.net if you're having questions about regarding moderation, site policy, the site itself, development, volunteering or the mod team.

founded 6 years ago
MODERATORS
 

Like, libs who think russian troops did all the things they've been accused of in western media. It kinda makes sense for them to cheer on Ukraine's latest terror attack if they truly believe that russians are doing all the warcrimes at the same time. I know in my life it feels like an insurmountable challenge to get someone to read an article from anywhere else in the world.

So, what's your tolerance for someone who truly thinks they're basing their worldview on reality but it actually just regurgitating propaganda?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[โ€“] tocopherol@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I literally don't give a fuck if someone has the incorrect ideas about the conflict, it has very little effect on my organizing because there is no left-wing influence over US foreign policy in the first place.

I've come to see it this way and it feels relieving, I'll talk to people IRL who are essentially leftist radicals but still say the typical lines about Russia and China, but they will wholeheartedly agree that the US political structure is irredeemable and we need a proletarian revolution etc. Most of the people I talk to that mention whatever about these countries will admit that they don't truly know the reality on the ground because of misinformation, AI and everything. People don't have to know the whole situation everywhere, most people are focused on their immediate struggles and are relying on those more well-informed like us nerds here to guide them in matters like politics.

[โ€“] free_casc@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago

Right! And China takes are much easier to rework than the murky Russia stuff. At least they are under a left-wing government...

Like you said though, we need to focus more heavily on what's immediately relevant.