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It was cool while it lasted but unfortunately the sub has been completely compromised. I told comrades to come here instead since Reddit has become a safe space for these Nazbols.

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[–] ArcticFoxSmiles@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 37 minutes ago

I am excepting a declassified FBI memo from 50 years from now talking about how they created the ACP.

[–] Saymaz@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 1 hour ago

Genuine fed behavior from ACP.

[–] ArcticFoxSmiles@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 15 minutes ago* (last edited 7 minutes ago)
[–] Caesar@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 1 hour ago

Jesus, that was really fast, and the timing is sus as hell

[–] Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip 4 points 1 hour ago (3 children)

Forgive my ignorance, I saw this from c/all- what is the deal with the ACP? I'm only starting to understand literally any political theory (never participated in the mentioned sub) and wouldn't call myself a ML but if its not impolite to ask or intrude I'd love to better understand what their deal is and the significance of them taking over a communist space

[–] 6kb_@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 21 minutes ago* (last edited 2 minutes ago)

hi thank u for asking it's nice to see someone curious.

i am not american organizer but so far as i can see for ML/socialist parties in the usa (barring 'demsocs' and DSA, we're focusing on parties hoping to legitimately organize and galvanize revolutionary potential in the country), there are only a few, like CPUSA (communist party of usa) and PSL (party for socialism and liberation if im not mistaken). ACP has had the most questionable and problematic recent history of these parties and is often called dubiously socialist

afaik, while ACP does bare minimum of nominal identification as a communist party, and maybe postures towards class consciousness or expresses reasonable anti-capitalist takes, a lot of their conclusions and analyses are frighteningly socially regressive or reactionary.

leadership is often found parroting very anti-lgbtqia takes (the mod, in question, who insofar as we can tell has no known leadership position in ACP, was seen agreeing with a post on another nominally socialist/'left' subreddit agreeing with the view that transgender people were 'degenerates')

or 'patsoc' takes apart from that (this i know less about, but considering usa is settler colony and decolonization is seen as a primary contradiction + there's not much to be proud about in all of usa history it's very iffy/chauvinistic).

at best this takes revolutionary potential and redirects it to useless/harmful places like... transgender people. who obviously have more revolutionary potential than the average cis person, because they are already being subjugated by social policies

(also, iirc one leading member haz literally said on twt homeless people are comparable to feudal era landlords, i'm remembering, so maybe it really does indicate complete lack of socialist/ML knowledge or at least evidently capable analysis in their ranks. you have to be coked up to make such conclusions.)

at best his type of social chauvinism while posturing at 'anti-capitalism' was famous in one german party led by a little toothbrush mustache man... they weren't National Socialists for nothing.

removing all else, there's simply alternatives that have less history of leadership taking such regressive and anti-revolutionary positions, like PSL, so there's not much reason to attach yourself so deeply, unless that maybe you have takes on lgbtqia that aren't accepted by those other orgs. i guess if there's no other option, maybe, if there's a smaller chapter in your area you can look, but even then, a smarter person could probably find arguments that the foundations are somewhat rotted. remember that I AM NOT AMERICAN!!! i have never ever organized there much less with ACP, so if smaller chapters are different or even more distilled National Socialists please comment.

[–] SiminaI@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 53 minutes ago* (last edited 53 minutes ago) (1 children)

Long story short for the ACP. MAGA with ML word salad.

[–] 6kb_@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 13 minutes ago* (last edited 13 minutes ago)

ya. fascists, capitalists, socdems, MLs, everyone is capable of a cogent and salient criticism of capitalism. the thing is the solution presented. and largely the ACP doesn't even seem preoccupied with finding a solution, merely returning Glory days of America before stupid WOKENESS (and also bourgeois to some extent, who gives a fuck, really, focus on the evil TRANS!!! /s if it's not clear). like they're pipelining any revolutionary potential to attack disenfranchised groups, all the while i hear accusations of in this case deeply chauvinistic nationalism among them. strasserite may well be right

[–] 6kb_@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

holy shit though, it’s so bad? i feel like i missed something, it’s so sudden, and all responses from the mods have only sown greater discord. holy shit

[–] African_Bolshevik@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 2 hours ago

Yeah it's really that bad comrade. Before I left the mod was deleting every post being critical of the ACP and the mod permanently banned someone for posting a gif of someone punching a Nazi.

[–] Yee@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 3 hours ago

CONFIRMED: ACP = anti-communist psyop.

[–] Cecil_Bollinger@lemmy.ml 18 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

The ACP shill invited another idiot into the mod team and now everything and anyone opposing that Nazbol party is getting removed or banned. Considering that fucker is ranked 3 on the mod list at least one of the head mod is also compromised. Shit is looking pretty bad. It really was fun while it lasted. Honestly maybe it's better to nuke the sub than let ACP take complete control but fucking hell.

[–] Cecil_Bollinger@lemmy.ml 13 points 3 hours ago

Literally Nazi tactic, fucking hell.

[–] 6kb_@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

funny seeing this from redleft though, only experiences i have with that sub are seeing "china isn't AES" slop takes

[–] African_Bolshevik@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 3 hours ago

I'm not familiar with that sub I was only active in thedeprogram sub but I took this screenshot before deleting my account.

Didn't know they were one of those trash subs

[–] 6kb_@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 3 hours ago

and not doubting content of post, i'm making unrelated observation that mod of redleft is ML 'maoist' so. okay

[–] Yee@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

If you still can, start spreading the word to other leftist subs.

[–] African_Bolshevik@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 3 hours ago

Unfortunately I deleted my page already but other comrades I know from the group are spreading the word. Many of them are moving to r/tankies or starting another group but I suggested people come here instead. ACP can't get a foot in here.

[–] Razia@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

This is so incredibly disappointing, but not surprising, it was one of the few real socialist subs and it was posting information about likely hits in Israel and on US facilities and Reddit is desperately trying to silence that.

[–] ComradeRed@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 2 hours ago

Yeah. It's weird this is all happening right after the Iran war starts. I know that whole "sleeper agent" meme is overused. But it might apply this time.

[–] communix@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 3 hours ago (3 children)

There's multiple ACP affiliated accounts making pro-ACP posts currently on there. Every single post criticizing the ACP (or even just posting anti-nazi) is being deleted/banned. The sub seems to be completely compromised. Could be possible that the other mods are just asleep but someone let these disgusting freaks in it seems. This shit genuinely cannot be a coincendence. Every single non-reactionary ML sub is either being compromised by the ACP or being banned by reddit. Smells like a certain three letter agency tbh.

[–] ComradeRed@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I fear the same. I think he was a sleeper agent. Perhaps the mods vetted him and he passed, then he waited until the time was right to strike. Him popping off right after the Iran war while morale is low in america and the war is hugely disliked is very weird.

[–] JKnumber1hater@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 1 hour ago

What's weirder is that the first pro-ACP accounts was added only a few hours ago (1:46 AM (GMT) March 9th 2026), and they claim to have been added by the top-ranked moderator u/Alextine.

I believe u/Alextine is the sub founder, so was it a fed op since the beginning? Or did their account get stolen?

[–] SiminaI@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Or ACP chuds are really having free time from not touching grass.

[–] communix@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Also does anyone else's Reddit app crash when trying to open FamousPlan101 profile (the nazbol mod)?

[–] SiminaI@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

They probably blocked you, ig?

[–] African_Bolshevik@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 hours ago

No I wasn't banned but it was the only sub I actually enjoyed on reddit that did it for me so I just deleted my account.

[–] SiminaI@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

Reddit is too lenient to appointment any bozo to become a mod.

[–] Razia@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 3 hours ago

The fact that the actual community has no real recourse on who gets to moderate it is a major and deliberate problem in the platform because it allows the head mods to effectively silence things on the platform they don't like, mainly stuff that goes against US imperial interests.

[–] African_Bolshevik@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Yep they are using the "neutral" excuse but if we're being honest that sub was accused of being MAGA communist before the og sub got deleted.

[–] ComradeRed@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 hours ago

I used the sub before his takeover. It wasn't maga at all. This guy just sprang up and started posting nazi shit.

[–] SiminaI@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 4 hours ago

Because that guy isn't a top mod "yet"

[–] SiminaI@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 4 hours ago

P.S. I didn't mean that subreddit mods tho. I mean the REDDIT themselves.___