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Update from Lemmy after the Reddit blackout (join-lemmy.org)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[-] [email protected] 102 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Update: So I dug around a little deeper, and found that

@[email protected] is /u/parentis_shotgun on Reddit. Source: https://archive.is/Ky9vd
/u/parentis_shotgun moderates some subreddits, including r/InformedTankie, r/asktankies, r/GunZedong. Source: https://www.reddit.com/user/parentis_shotgun
/u/parentis_shotgun got banned from r/socialism for "refuting the 'China is genociding Uyghurs'". Source: https://archive.is/CwFZC
/u/parentis_shotgun then launched lemmy. Source: https://archive.is/132fW

On another topic, there are rumors circulating that we are fascists or supported genocide. These claims are completely false, and like most viral twitter threads, are coming from a single Mastodon user on a personal vendetta who didn’t provide any sources. Such slander doesn’t deserve any response and is best left ignored.

Previous discussion on the moderation policy on lemmy.ml including response from @[email protected] : Expressing concerns about moderation policy on lemmy.ml
Accusation of a Mastodon user (probably the one they are referring to): https://mstdn.social/@feditips/106835057054633379
Essays from @[email protected]: https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/socialism_faq.md

Update: More info about @[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

Neither of those show the claimed genocide denial/support.

[-] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago

I was wrong, yes there is:
https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/socialism_faq.md#whats-going-on-with-the-uyghurs

[-] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Not sure what I make of that. He quoted a guy, rather than giving his own opinion. We can make a lot of assumptions about why he quoted the guy, but without stating an opinion it can only ever be speculation. In a massive list of essays, which I admittedly haven't read all of, one quote seems to be the big uproar about fascists running Lemmy?

And then being like "Hey maybe don't delete posts just because they're about China? That doesn't break any rules," suddenly makes them in love with the CCP? I don't have any context to judge the quote and posts regarding China literally do not break any rule. "Orientalism" is a ridiculous reason to delete a post.

This all seems completely blown out of proportion like typical Twitter drama.

[-] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago

Calling something orientalism, in a Neo-Marxist context, is, roughly, calling Marx's Eurocentrism problematic, which is 110% fucking fair. Used by a tankie it means "You can't criticise China because you're not Chinese".

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