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Apparently there's an issue with some instances banning users for criticizing authoritarian governments. Is lemmy.world a safe place to criticize governments?

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[โ€“] Izzy 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's difficult for people to have discussions on the internet that involve disagreement without it becoming uncivilized. I don't think being critical of the CCP is a particularly divisive viewpoint everywhere outside of China. I can't imagine the conversation devolving to such a state that it has to be completely banned from being discussed.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

What do you suppose Cubans think of China?

[โ€“] Larsa 14 points 2 years ago (5 children)
[โ€“] FlaxPicker 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I have friends from China who are very good humans.

[โ€“] Frod 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[โ€“] Jessica 12 points 2 years ago

You can actually use https://lemmymap.feddit.de/ to get an idea of how free a particular lemmy instance is thanks to the option to show blocks. Lemmy.world seems to be the only large instance that has not been blocked by or blocked any other instances

[โ€“] BombOmOm 11 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Slightly tangential question, is lemmy.ml a Marxist/Leninist instance? I had seen some users insinuate that but I have no fucking clue if they were just saying shit.

[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

A lot of those insinuations come from neoliberals who are mad that neoliberalism isn't given privileged treatment there like it is on Reddit.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

So, the creators of Lemmy itself (and it's "home" instance lemmy.ml) are Marxist/Leninists (otherwise known as "tankies").

However, they have been smart enough to contain the most virulent tankie bullshit over in LemmyGrad.ml, which most big instances have specifically disconnected themselves from.

They also seem to be pretty hands-off in terms of censorship/banning/belittling "libs" on lemmy.ml and have kept it pretty open. For instance, I created a LeftistInfighting community and have been allowed to express anarchist views there. (I created it because I was immediately banned from LemmyGrad, which had its own LeftistInfighting community that I had the audacity to engage in and link to wikipedia in a comment)

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[โ€“] MyOpinion 6 points 2 years ago

I don't know of any as long as it is in the correct community.

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