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Ye Power Trippin' Bastards

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Original Post (by mod !Luminous5481@anarchist.nexus): https://lemmy.ml/post/51590161

My comment that got me banned:

Remind me which nations have their capitalists leashed and which nations are leashed by their capitalists again?

Mod's response:

China Tobacco is so powerful it prevented the CCP from instituting smoking bans for years, all because it pays for the entire Chinese military budget. get the fuck out of here with that capitalist propaganda bullshit, campist.

My response I would have posted:

What in your view is the correct alternative to "campism"?

Also, your counterexample is literally a state-owned enterprise? Doesn't sound like unleashed Capital to me.

I don't think there is any rule in the sidebar that could be stretched to justify the ban.

My final thought is:

We share the same anti-imperial goals. I think your side should consider whether you have been duped by the very state powers you live under into hating the nations that should be your greatest allies in the fight.

P.S.S.

I don't have to agree with everything China does, and I don't. I don't think they have a good tobacco policy. I think they cater too much to cultural reactionaries. I think they allowed 996/hustle culture to get out of control and aren't reining it in seemingly at all.

But if we're going to honestly talk about China we have to also address the industrial/economic "miracle", the elimination of homelessness and extreme poverty, world-leading education, and "whole process people's democracy" (and the extremely high legitimacy it has among the actual Chinese citizenry)

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[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Theres no claim to address, you took a shit post seriously and then wanted to have a serious discussion about it. Thats really all that happened. Do I agree with the post? Not 100%, but its a shitpost, its not here for truth.

[–] Transform2942@lemmy.ml -5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I engaged with flamebait and got banned. Caught red-handed doing literal PTB the mod is now retreating to diversionary absurdism and you are running the same playbook as well

"It's your fault for thinking there should be rules governing moderation decisions" is honestly such an embarrassing take from both of you. It certainly illustrates where everyone stands

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What the fuck does this mean? Dude its simple.

enter comm that is unserious and posts no serious discussion as a rule
enter you, pissed about some see see pee meme
try to make serious discussion

Do you not fucken see this? Like if I walked into some place that said "No pissing on the floor" and I walked in there and pissed on the floor, I'm not going to be wondering why the fuck I got kicked out. So why are you?

[–] Transform2942@lemmy.ml -5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)
  1. I wasn't banned for serious discussion according to the modlog. I think it's pretty obvious to everyone that the mod got emotional and banned on that basis. Now you and the mod are trying to move the goal posts and back-justify. I don't find it persuasive
  2. It's clear there will be nothing but deflection and denial here
[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 7 points 1 month ago

You were told both rules you broke. If you dont want to accept that then ok.

[–] Flatworm7591@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

In my experience, people who go about looking for trouble usually find it. Agatha Christie.