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"Don't question our Russian talking points on NATO! That's a BAN!" ~dessalines, .ml admin, head Lemmy dev (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 weeks ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/meanwhileongrad@sh.itjust.works
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Source: https://lemmy.world/comment/17970472

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[-] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 33 points 3 weeks ago

Also Cowbee in the same thread: "Russia cannot become an empire by invading neighbouring countries". Jesus Christ, how else do you think empires are formed?

[-] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Tankies have redefined a wide variety of words in ways that are completely unrecognizable to other speakers of their languages. Empire and imperialism are prominent examples. So I suspect, if you understood the way he’s using the word, the statement would be accurate. But of course, one also needs to acknowledge that their definitions are carefully crafted for political ends, including the deception of unsuspecting people.

On the other hand, if you aren’t at least vaguely familiar with what they’re talking about, it can also make them appear to be complete lunatics.

[-] Stovetop@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

But do you have a source for that claim?

Hm? Didn't think so!

^/s

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 32 points 3 weeks ago

"How dare you accuse NATO of being voluntary, just because it's a long and miserable process to get into that can be withdrawn from unilaterally at any time!"

[-] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 20 points 3 weeks ago

Really funny how Putin (allegedly) trying to get fewer countries to join NATO by invading Ukraine got even more countries to join NATO. He could've just done nothing and be better off

[-] RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.world 20 points 3 weeks ago

Tankies are fucking nuts... they posted that north korea is more democratic and equal than south korea. And then banned me for telling them "wtf?".

[-] tal@lemmy.today 15 points 3 weeks ago

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

— George Orwell, Animal Farm

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

Don't hold us in suspense, what was rule 1?

I was banned from a ml community for saying NATO was a defensive alliance.

[-] cm0002@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago

Officially Rule 1 is no bigotry and rule 2 is be respectful

Unofficially, they're their catchall rules for speech they don't like eg things that go against Tankie narratives; NATO bad, Ukraine is full of Nazis and Russia is justified, NK isn't a dictatorship and China is a utopia

[-] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

Instances NEED to defederate from .ml. Let the tankie fucks drown in a sea of actual, sane leftists if they want to engage with all of Lemmy. Don't let them bandwagon and sandbag posts that appear to be more popular than they are.

[-] cm0002@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Hell yea! Best way forward is to keep talking about it, keep the pressure up and refer to !meanwhileongrad@sh.itjust.works or my periodically updated recap post https://lemmy.world/post/29072279

If we can get our instance to defed at least, it being the biggest, will be a huge boon to the overall health of the Threadiverse

[-] Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social 9 points 3 weeks ago

I learned pretty quickly to block all .ml and hexbear stuff. It's all cancer.

[-] Tiger@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 weeks ago

I gotta get my ass over to Piefed.

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