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I've been trying to find a good Marxist instance, but Lemmygrad and Hexbear are widely hated. Why is that? Are there any good leftist instances?

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[โ€“] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

Some people are to hypothetical conversation what a boulder is to the wind.

[โ€“] el_abuelo@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

ITT: offended lennygrad and hexbear users giving good examples to answer the OP

[โ€“] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I pretty much enjoy most of what I see from hexbear, but I have blocked a bunch of stuff from lemmygrad.

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[โ€“] the_post_of_tom_joad@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Because liberals and other right wingers hate when they find out they're not actually "as left as you can get" and coming here and having that black mirror reflection is always a shock

[โ€“] zxqwas@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

For the same reason people hate the Nazi trolls. Extreme left or right does not matter. Normal people don't want that garbage.

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