lmfao what’s up with all these bootlickers?
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They understand that the US does bad things, but have a black-and-white worldview that brings them to the conclusion that anyone who opposes the US must be heroes. They don't understand that both sides of a conflict can be shitty.
That mod in those countries would be made to disappear for the pronouns in his name, then tortured until he admits to raping children.
They have the pronouns to pretend to be on the left, when in reality they're more alligned with Neo-Nazis
What do you mean by the last part? You're saying they'll force him to say things that are untrue?
Yes, and Russia is quite infamous for this. There are "anti-pedophile" (read: anti-gay) groups, that torture gay men until they admit they raped kids, on camera.
And not just this, Russia also sells these torture videos (and snuff, etc) online to get blackmail on people who watch them
I was surprised they didn't remove the thread
But then I understood
They ban everyone that accuses them of censoring, or being tankies, or speaking against china and russia, and they keep their tankies' comments so people are convinced
Nobody asked for one, but I got a pretty good explanation for why this is what why this is happening.
ML's on lemmy are predominantly of the "deprogram" variety (in reference to the deprogram podcast and r/thedeprogram being quite large on reddit), and generally they're a laughing stock given the narratives they parrot that are so de-attached from the material reality and their various mannerisms when it comes to arguing. One of the larger narratives is that the west and western imperialism is horrible (which is true), and that whoever is opposed to it must be a force for good or something, which manifests as uncritical support for China, Russia, Iran even though they're both imperialist bourgeoisie states too.
I see some people claim that they're some paid Russian shills, which is wrong. They do it for free, with a genuine belief because that's what their community says and does.
So dumb people?