I've not really looked into it too deeply because every single mile-long screed about this "controversy" starts off by clutching pearls about communists. Can you link me to where this is happening without paragraphs of dissembling preamble?

[–] lemdoeswhatreddont@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago (7 children)

This is the lead dev on Russia's invasion, total support here and other comments:

https://old.reddit.com/r/TheGangGoesLeft/comments/tcu04j/whats_with_all_these_totenkopf_symbols_on_your/i0g1itl/

A few months later, they've apparently flipped on the issue entirely and now support US aid:

https://old.reddit.com/r/SocialistRA/comments/y2rzhg/interview_with_anarchocommunist_combat/is5yno0/?context=1000

I'm not very concerned with the "communist" or tankie part fwiw. And while I do have strong opinions on Russia's invasion, I'm far more concerned with the 180 shift in position displayed here, and I have yet to find an explanation. I don't think he wants to talk about it, but a quick "I changed my mind because xyz" could alleviate my concerns. Clear communication is important if you're gonna have such strong opinions imo.

I'm not trying to villainize him or cancel lemmy, he seems like a decent person and we've even had a brief interaction here... But I hope you can see why I'm cautious about things. The whiplash is my main issue, not which side he picks.

And I'm not here to stir the pot, it's just that you specifically asked and I had already personally looked into things.

Mods: I won't be spamming this, just wanted to put it out there once.

However... if the platform prospers and attracts enough other devs, none of this even remotely matters, and that's why I'm still here, I want to believe this can be set aside.

[–] GarbageShootAlt2@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

undefined> I’m not very concerned with the “communist” or tankie part fwiw.

Then why were you doing the "red fash" spiel just a single comment earlier if you don't care about it? No one thinks Russia is communist except a minority of senile Republicans who literally forgot about the founding of the Russian Federation.

[–] lemdoeswhatreddont@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not that_one_guy, this was my first comment on the topic. I suppose I changed the topic a bit, since I didn't and won't address the accusations of "authoritarian regimes under a communist mask". My bad.

[–] GarbageShootAlt2@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Ah, my bad. Making no pretense at possessing the virtue myself, I respect the choice to hold one's tongue on certain subjects.

load more comments (4 replies)

load more comments (5 replies)