I got banned (lol) from the Ukraine community on lemmy.ml because I posted the following news story, and I said it was good news (which it is) that Russia’s imperialist and fascist invasion of Ukraine has suffered a setback:
I suggest you to try read the room next time out there. If you’d check, ukraine@lemmy.ml has a very specific narrative. Basically, you went to nazi bar and said that nazists must die. What do you expect them to do after your statement?
I knew they would likely ban me, I just wanted to tell them that if they support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine then they are pro-fascism and pro-imperialism, despite what they might think.
Interesting. I just think it’s weird that a supposedly leftist instance seems to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine… the Russian state seems pretty far from leftist to me.
“the enemy of my enemy is my friend” kind of politics
And yeah that’s what tankies (or however they may be referred to) seem to get into. Which is ridiculous to me, because your enemy’s enemy is not necessarily a good person. But hey ho.
I got banned (lol) from the Ukraine community on lemmy.ml because I posted the following news story, and I said it was good news (which it is) that Russia’s imperialist and fascist invasion of Ukraine has suffered a setback:
St. Petersburg Burns as Ukrainian Drones Hit Major Oil Terminal During Russia’s Economic Showcase
Why do they ban people for speaking facts?
I suggest you to try read the room next time out there. If you’d check, ukraine@lemmy.ml has a very specific narrative. Basically, you went to nazi bar and said that nazists must die. What do you expect them to do after your statement?
I knew they would likely ban me, I just wanted to tell them that if they support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine then they are pro-fascism and pro-imperialism, despite what they might think.
The only mod appears to have been banned too.
Interesting. I just think it’s weird that a supposedly leftist instance seems to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine… the Russian state seems pretty far from leftist to me.
.ml is a silly place
This video goes into why. He argues that the term “tankie” is better replaced with “campist”. He explains their worldview and its flaws pretty well.
Interesting, he mentions:
And yeah that’s what tankies (or however they may be referred to) seem to get into. Which is ridiculous to me, because your enemy’s enemy is not necessarily a good person. But hey ho.