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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.

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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)


0.5 [Provisional Rule] Use alt text or image descriptions to allow greater accessibility


We require alternative text (from now referred to as "alt text") to be added to all posts/comments containing media, such as images, animated GIFs, videos, audio files, and custom emojis.
EDIT: For files you share in the comments, a simple summary should be enough if they’re too complex.

We are committed to social equity and to reducing barriers of entry, including (digital) communication and culture. It takes each of us only a few moments to make a whole world of content (more) accessible to a bunch of folks.

When alt text is absent, a reminder will be issued. If you don't add the missing alt text within 48 hours, the post will be removed. No hard feelings.


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).


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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.

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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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[–] glimse@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago (5 children)

What's with the Joe Rogan picture

[–] owen@lemmy.ca 41 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a so-called "Reaction Image". An image representing the OP's reaction to the post.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's with the choice of a Joe Rogan picture

[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 24 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It's a classic reaction image. In fact, it predates most of Joe Rogan as you know him.

[–] legion02@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

... I know Joe Rogan from The Man Show

[–] drivepiler@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

This image is from UFC 248 in 2020.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What's with including a 2005 reaction image at all

[–] Plopp@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Because it's a classic reaction image.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] papabobolious@feddit.nu 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah most STDs are treatable right?

[–] EyIchFragDochNur@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But, serious question, who the fuck is Joe Rogan?

[–] papabobolious@feddit.nu 6 points 1 year ago

A comedian most known for being a commentator for UFC and in more recent years for his podcast that grew really big and was bought by Spotify for 60 million USD.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

An American asshole meathead

[–] glimse@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Damn, I thought we had moved past reaction images

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It's a common meme. Used to signal that someone did something awesome and unexpected.

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[–] ElCanut@jlai.lu 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I have no idea who Joe Rogan is, and seeing the number of comments in this thread I'm too afraid to ask

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

He's a douche with the #1 podcast in the world who shares his huge platform to fringe nutjobs after running out of interesting guests. He hardly challenges any of the crazy things they say and confidently parrots misinformation.

Guest: So anyway, that's how we know that Joe Biden actually does drink infant blood

Joe: Wow. I heard he said he would be a dictator on day 1 of his second term. He's senile!

Fact-checker: actually it was Trump who said that

Joe: oh well clearly he misspoke, give him a break! I'm not a grifter btw

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You forgot to say he used to be a UFC announcer which is where most of these memes come from.

But you know, why provide a relevant answer when you have a golden opportunity to shit on someone you hate and make up a fake conversation?

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

My response was relevant. OP was realizing that people don't like Rogan and I explained why - because he platforms nutjobs and doesn't challenge them on their opinions.

My hyperbolic fake conversation isn't very far from the truth, unfortunately

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do we get to say he's the no.1 podcast if the vast, vast majority of his audience is only one country. And that country has proven itself to be 33% racist morons?

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I could be wrong but I thought it was the #1 most downloaded show in the world, no?

He's definitely the highest paid podcaster thanks to his insane Spotify deal.

[–] El_Supreme_O@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Good move on your part.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago
[–] lemmylem@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

The fun police has arrived, wee-woo wee-woo!

[–] 13esq@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In a post about the EU denouncing the US support of an apartheid state, you want to pick the bones out of a reaction image?

I know you're butt hurt but most people couldn't give two fucks about Joe Rogan.

[–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.de 9 points 1 year ago

And even if they don't provide Arms the IDF is still gonna commit genocide, but yeah I get your point.

[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Yeah, him and everyone other person alive.

remember kids, running countries and national military services is a very silly job and entails all kinds of funny business.

Don't do it.

[–] TheControlled@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't understand why this conflict has been contorted to be America's fault, or is everything America's fault now?

Cutting Israel off from arms would be like cutting of the UK from arms. Never, ever, fucking ever going to happen. Too strategic of alliance, too important politically (esp. during election year), and too vital geographically. I'm not saying I support torture and murder, but I don't think "just stop selling weapons, bro" is a protest that will work at all. Very, very simplistic thing to say.

Inb4 low effort "Yes."

[–] ElCanut@jlai.lu 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because on top of furnishing unlimited weapons despite verified reports that Israel is killing civilians with them, the US are blocking any resolution of that conflict on an international level by using the UNO veto

[–] TheControlled@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, because they're one of closest allies. They want our America's and Israel wants theirs. America will keep scratching their back until they don't need them anymore. That's foreign politics in a nutshell. Still not America's fault that Israel are being monstrous. Europe isn't doing anything either besides kicking the can to America, who is somehow both the bogeyman and Dad of the world.

USA is in a tight spot: Hamas are terrorists who committed a 9/11 against Israel. Israel retaliates by scorched earth bombing/airstrikes that kill thousands of civilians. America can condemn this, thereby condemning themselves for past actions/killing and really piss off a crucial ally (a buffer state for their own anti-terrorist schemes) or they can support them with one hand and do humanitarian work with the other. I don't have the answers on what should be done but still none of this blaming-USA-for-all-of-it bullshit sits right at all.

[–] Haus@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"Fewer." - Stannis Baratheon

[–] xpinchx@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So random, I just had a YouTube recommendation of stannis correcting Arya's grammar.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He corrects everyone one the less/fewer thing. It's kind of his thing.

[–] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

language is made up and nobody is an authority

idk how you can downvote something that is trivially true. techbros lmao, language isn't lilke programming languages

[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not really arbitrary. There are rules. You're following several in your comment.

[–] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

false.

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