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Lefty Memes

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An international (English speaking) socialist Lemmy community free of the "ML" influence of instances like lemmy.ml and lemmygrad. This is a place for undogmatic shitposting and memes from a progressive, anti-capitalist and truly anti-imperialist perspective, regardless of specific ideology.

Serious posts, news, and discussion go in c/Socialism.

If you are new to socialism, you can ask questions and find resources over on c/Socialism101.

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0. Only post socialist memes


That refers to funny image macros and means that generally videos and screenshots are not allowed. Exceptions include explicitly humorous and short videos, as well as (social media) screenshots depicting a funny situation, joke, or joke picture relating to socialist movements, theory, societal issues, or political opponents. Examples would be the classic case of humorous Tumblr or Twitter posts/threads. (and no, agitprop text does not count as a meme)


1. Socialist Unity in the form of mutual respect and good faith interactions is enforced here


Try to keep an open mind, other schools of thought may offer points of view and analyses you haven't considered yet. Also: This is not a place for the Idealism vs. Materialism or rather Anarchism vs. Marxism debate(s), for that please visit c/AnarchismVsMarxism.


2. Anti-Imperialism means recognizing capitalist states like Russia and China as such


That means condemning (their) imperialism, even if it is of the "anti-USA" flavor.


3. No liberalism, (right-wing) revisionism or reactionaries.


That includes so called: Social Democracy, Democratic Socialism, Dengism, Market Socialism, Patriotic Socialism, National Bolshevism, Anarcho-Capitalism etc. . Anti-Socialist people and content have no place here, as well as the variety of "Marxist"-"Leninists" seen on lemmygrad and more specifically GenZedong (actual ML's are welcome as long as they agree to the rules and don't just copy paste/larp about stuff from a hundred years ago).


4. No Bigotry.


The only dangerous minority is the rich.


5. Don't demonize previous and current socialist experiments or (leading) individuals.


We must constructively learn from their mistakes, while acknowledging their achievements and recognizing when they have strayed away from socialist principles.

(if you are reading the rules to apply for modding this community, mention "Mantic Minotaur" when answering question 2)


6. Don't idolize/glorify previous and current socialist experiments or (leading) individuals.


Notable achievements in all spheres of society were made by various socialist/people's/democratic republics around the world. Mistakes, however, were made as well: bureaucratic castes of parasitic elites - as well as reactionary cults of personality - were established, many things were mismanaged and prejudice and bigotry sometimes replaced internationalism and progressiveness.



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[–] FrowingFostek 99 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Inshallah, we can make it 1780s France.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago (2 children)

No decapitations, but the result is the same and done remotely.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Delay. Deny. Defend. Decapitate

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

"Delay. Deny. Dispose." Is what goes through my mind every time I see those words, though I quite like yours, and it also made me think of "Delay. Deny. Defenestrate." which would work well for our Russian comrades (those opposing their government, its institutions, and the oligarchs in charge).

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (3 children)

It would be difficult to write defenestrate on that bullet.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Have you tried higher caliber? Or arrows.

Fuck that, javelins it is.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Difficult for even an armored car to protect against a Javelin (the anti-tank missile system). Not even bullet resistant vehicles can save them. Sounds suitable.

[–] NABDad 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Be careful engraving that! Might want to just use a permanent marker.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

It's for those really long cartridges. Like a 50BMG.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Haven't you ever seen those people who write on rice? It can be done! lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Defenéstrate is what oligarchs accidentally do in Russia I think

[–] NegativeInf 17 points 1 week ago

No decapitations yet.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

Ah a good meme about France , the end of the white flag era beginning of the guillotine meme era , thx you so much 🫡🥹

[–] cmbabul 56 points 1 week ago

If this meme ages well it will represent one of the most ironic things that’s ever happened from a historical and historiographical standpoint point

[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 week ago

Their own fault for trying to create le epic tech feudalism/monarchy - you get a response that fits the conditions.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

More like 1850s France