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Seems to happen a lot around here ha ha! (lemmy.ml)

submitted 6 days ago by bubblybubbles@lemmy.ml to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[–] janAkali@lemmy.sdf.org 58 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

If something is a propaganda it does not automatically mean it's false.

propaganda n 1: information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 33 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Yep, correct. Propaganda can be for a good cause, like for climate activism.

[–] Flyberius@hexbear.net 22 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Or promoting socialism

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 15 points 6 days ago

Yep!

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

Sure. But the meme still holds.

[–] SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 33 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yes yes but the truth is always in the middle. (I am so smart)

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Far-Right: Trump

Far-Left: DSA

The Middle: ducking Amy Klobacher throwing a stapler

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 10 points 6 days ago

Took me a moment to realize this is rhetorical device to illustrate the point.

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 24 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Anyone says anything against their worldview

Libs: HURR DURR .ML HURR DURR TANKIE

[–] basiclemmon98@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Does it happen a lot around here though? Most of the time I think we're mostly just critical of Capitalists and Authoritarians. Usually Socialism, real Communism, and Anarchism are not really critisized except by some .world users.

Edit: Except during a round of good ol' Leftist Infighting.

[–] bubblybubbles@lemmy.ml 23 points 6 days ago (42 children)

Authoritarianism is just yet another word made up by the west to label communists

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago

I mean, it's definitely a deliberately ill-defined term that's used to conflate dictatorships of the bourgeoisie and dictatorships of proletariat. Also, mysteriously, never seems to describe friendly oligarchies like MBS's Saudi Arabia, Netanyahu's Israel, Milei's Argentina, or Bukele's El Salvador.

But its language that's very intentionally borrowed from Anarcho-Capitalism, intended to defame any kind of public governing structure. The end goal of describing every governing body we don't like as "authoritarian" is to venerate "free markets" as a utopian alternative to popular governance.

It's not just about communism. It's a term intended to denigrate any kind of popular government.

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[–] polydactyl@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Yeah, kinda. But, it’s far righties that jizz over capitalism the most. Trump’s such a good businessman. He will run the country great, it’s a business after all.

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