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On lemmy.world I posted a comment on how liberals use 'tankie' as an invective to shut down dialogue and received tons of hateful replies. I tried to respond in a rational way to each. Someone's said 'get educated' I responded 'Im reading Norman Finkelstein's I'll burn that bridge when I get there' and tried to keep it civil.

They deleted every comment I made and banned me. Proving my point, they just want to shut down dialogue. Freedom of speech doesn't existing in those 'totalitarian' countries right? But in our 'enlightened' western countries we just delete you.

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[–] sovietsnake@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

We should call liberals coupies because of all their coups.

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[–] coralof@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Liberals are incapable of intelligent conversation with others, especially those of opposing viewpoints. They've been trained to desire and maintain the status quo (Capital), even in the face of creeping fascism, and will parrot insults at anyone who doesn't tow the line. 'Tankie' is just the newest term.

It's just western red scare paranoia with a millennial twist. I hadn't peeked at those communities before, but I'll make sure they're given a wide berth now.

[–] HerrLewakaas@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Wow you're not using liberal the american way are you? What is your definition of the world liberal?

Edit: Downvoting me for asking a question is so reddit of you, feels like home <3

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[–] citsuah@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 2 years ago (24 children)

omg i just had the misfortune of wandering into this thread, https://lemmygrad.ml/post/806853 i am so glad we have our own space where we can safely laugh at these fools. omg.

[–] PoY@lemmygrad.ml -2 points 2 years ago

the brainworm infestation has proved devastating

[–] Valbrandur@lemmygrad.ml -2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

And I had the misfortune of not resisting to participate in it. Do not recommend.

Thank you for your service comrade o9

[–] citsuah@lemmygrad.ml -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

oh dear. I told myself i wouldn't engage. (narrator: but he engaged). Just trying to gently nudge an anarchist towards materialist analysis, i'll try resist getting sucked into any arguments for my own sake.

[–] Valbrandur@lemmygrad.ml -2 points 2 years ago

Like moths flying into a bug zapper: we know it will hurt, but we just cannot help it.

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[–] Valbrandur@lemmygrad.ml -2 points 2 years ago

By the way, it seems that moderators in 196 are deleting those comments from lemmygrad posters in a way that appear as visible while seen from lemmygrad while they appear as deleted by mods from any other instances (or so I suppose, I do not know very well how does Lemmy work). This is happening even if there is no breaking of rules in sight.

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