I’m just curious for the new or existing people? Lemmy.ml has taken a hard turn to the right since the reddit exodus. There’s been a lot of pro-imperialist propaganda being posted on world news, and a lot less diversity of opinion. It feels more neoliberal and neo-con to me.

Does anyone want to share what their political leanings are?

I’ll start; I’m anti-imperialist pro-state regulated capitalism. I believe we should have usage based taxes (toll roads, carbon tax) and luxury taxes, and I disagree with wealth taxes for people with less than $250 million. The state should spend more money on consumer protection in all industries (environment, health, finance, etc.) I believe in multipolarity vs. US hegemony.

  • heartlessevil@lemmy.one
    1210·
    1 year ago

    What happened on lemmy.ml? That place is moderated by tankies with their finger on the ban trigger, so I am skeptical if you mean “hard turn to the right” or “normal people calling out the propaganda that my echo chamber used to shield me from.”

    To answer the question, I’m a radical anarchist, no state, no money, no bosses, no landlords, no compromises.

    • NotSpez@lemmy.ml
      62·
      1 year ago

      As a Marxist-Leninist I am curious what your approach would be to military intervention as the US has done time and time again with leftist movements in the third-world. I think there are many valid critiques of the state but I see it as a necessary evil to protect a leftist movement.

      I am open to opinions and genuinely curious to hear your perspective.

      • heartlessevil@lemmy.one
        41·
        1 year ago

        For matters of defense against imperialism, the state is an orthogonal question. The state is just a monopoly on violence. A community can be just as prepared to defend themselves as a state (arguably more so, since every person can be their own guerilla, instead of a blessed few.)

        Speaking of which, there have been many Marxist revolutionaries that came into power with only guerilla/irregular/asymmetric warfare, which stands in contrast to the vanguard party approach. One requires a state and the other doesn’t.

    • Hexadecimalkink@lemmy.mlOP
      106·
      1 year ago

      World News is hosted on Lemmy.ml and since you use the term Tankie I suppose you’re biased and may not see the shift in what articles are upvoted the most on that sub.

      • heartlessevil@lemmy.one
        116·
        1 year ago

        I don’t read that place because it’s full of tankies so I can’t confirm or deny what you’re suggesting. Do you mind sharing some of those right-wing articles?

        (edit: and yes I am 100% unconditionally and unabashedly biased against authoritarians.)