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this post was submitted on 19 Nov 2024
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lemmy was made by communists. if you don't like it go back to reddit.
How about freaking No!
Lemmy might be written by communists, but nothing stops you using it on an instance that is not.
Also, there's other threadiverse apps out there that work fine with the federated network if you really don't want to use one created by "communists"
I don't think making this place a total echo chamber, by telling people to "go back to reddit" is in any way a good thing.
Freakin epic bacon sauce.
I suspect the devs wouldn't even agree with this take.
Edit: really? They'd rather everyone align with their views 100% or fuck off to reddit? Why even make something like lemmy then?
C'mon dude, they just asked you to copy a quote from the Capital, not to recite a whole brochure with the latest analysis on imperialism. And/or swear by it,
It is the most basic common ground for every left wing person and a monumental text in modern Western literacy.
Most people I would care to discuss with should have a basic understanding of what is written in there, and I believe it is the same for people running their own instance.
If you take such a vehement stance against "quoting" Das Kapital, then you probably you lie so much off center that I would personally could have no productive discussion with you.
I mean, even the notion that this is some kind of pledge of allegiance is suspicious enough in its own sake, like letting us on you believe leftists are somehow indoctrinated[^1]. I you weren't a little removed about Das Kapital you could even subvert the text by quoting something out of context so that it says something unintended by the authors.
But indeed, if you are turned off by this playful screening question, then it only shows that such screening serves its purpose most effectively.
[1]: To be frank lemmy.ml does not even defederate neoliberal instances, so perhaps there is a paradigm shift for you right there.
No where have I said I personally have a problem with it.