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Fun fact : it's my first ever post on any lemmy instance/community blob-no-thoughts ...which is messed up..

Okay tbh I don't know if I should have posted this some place else or if here is just fine oh-shit

So I'm brand new here, I've joined as lemm.ee was going to shut down. I only chose Hexbear because of how big and active it is, and of course for all its shade of leftism (being far left myself) but tbh that part was just a plus for me, what I wanted more was an opened enough instance, an inclusive one with enough peace of mind (not having to deal with unhinged/oppressing posts/comments daily).

But I started noticing that actually Hexbear had been defederated from some big instances like lemmy.world, upon trying to understand why I stumbled upon lemmy.world ~~BS~~ post explaining they did it for preemptive reasons (wtf πŸ’€), obviously I just dismissed lemmy.world entirely and continued enjoying my time here. But then I noticed other instances like Blahaj blocked Hexbear as well and a bunch of others, I never found out why.

Then, while trying to understand what's with all the defederating I stumbled upon a lot of negative noise against Hexbear, claiming you lot are doing some horrid stuff like war crimes denial, trolling, hate speech, spreading pro-Russian propaganda (like anti Ukrainian stuff don't misinterpret me here, I'm fine with anti-western views or western propaganda skepticism), so much so I don't really know if what I read was some kind of fascists trying to slander this place, or people confused about Hexbear political views, or if it's linked to some Hexbear history I'm not aware of... It's just weird because so far I haven't encountered anything I could hold against this instance, for all I've seen you're all sweet and making nice content, haven't seen anything unhinged, but what makes me uneasy is this defederating thing, I can't help but wonder why.

I'm really confused. Can someone explain to me what this is all about ? Is it just some right wing noise, some unknown drama or what ?

Edit (in case any of you see it): Thanks a lot everyone for all your answers, kind words, jokes, emojis and for being so welcoming. What you all said was very informative, and most of it I sadly expected. Having taken a liking to lemmy I knew that whatever I'd learn it'd be a cause for concern, it saddens me that several instances, big ones at that, would just make more room for the far right by suppressing leftists and spreading hate. As always in any such case I can't say I'm surprised but it worries and disgust me nonetheless. Anyway I'm glad I found this place :)

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[–] sexywheat@hexbear.net 7 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Welcome kim-drip !

I don't have much to add that hasn't already been mentioned, other than make sure to check the news mega if you're a newshead/enjoyer. For whatever reason I avoided the megathreads for years but finally discovered how much I was missing out on.

Enjoy! sicko-jammin

[–] Aelis@hexbear.net 1 points 1 hour ago

Thanks 😊

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 7 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

"Extravagance is a polarizing force, which invariably arouses either admiration or contempt."

-some weird fiction author whose name I can't remember, paraphrased

[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 23 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

it's common for haters to exist envious of those whose powers are beyond their grasp

[–] Philosoraptor@hexbear.net 10 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

That's why .world is just a waiter at the table of our success.

[–] miz@hexbear.net 31 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

free palestine, end the zionist entity and its apartheid and genocides

[–] roux@hexbear.net 18 points 11 hours ago

You got a ton of answers and they are all right lol. So I'll just say welcome aboard, comrade!

Wanting people to have housing, healthcare, and food is a pathway to many philosophies some consider to be... unnatural. weird-bolshevik

[–] larrikin99@hexbear.net 58 points 14 hours ago

we have an ideology which is incompatible with and hostile to liberalism, and their socialization on the internet has left them unable to deal with that fact in a healthy way. they usually love dunking on ideological opponents, often by pretending to have conversations with news headlines in an aloof and dismissive tone. (you'll notice Reddit has a surprisingly frequent number of front page stories where the headline simply a quote or declaration from an adversary like Putin, usually abridged or summarized in such a way to suggest weakness, hypocrisy, or frustration). unfortunately, they're out of their depth when it comes beyond flat earthers, creationists, and anti-vax. On reddit, they manage to fill the gap with moderation power and downvotes. here, they just seethe. it's hard to believe, but these people have such poor coping skills, I literally see them routinely invent quotes that don't exist in the source or imagine historical events on the spot which they will then assert happened without investigation.

[–] LangleyDominos@hexbear.net 40 points 14 hours ago

We killed Henry Kissinger.

[–] CarbonScored@hexbear.net 36 points 13 hours ago

You got a bunch of answers, so I'mma just say hi.

Always happy to see new users, and I love my leftist comrades howdy-skull. There is technically a /c/howdy comm if you wanted a more chatty intro.

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 37 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

They hate us because we have the most intelligent, powerful, and beautiful posters. Like you! stalin-heart

Welcome!!

They hate us cuz they ain’t us. catgirl-heart

[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 51 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Liberals hate communists more than they hate fascists

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 11 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Apparently they even hate dem socs now too.

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 42 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

You got a lot of good answers so here's a joke answer that nonetheless is true: we hold an uncomfortable mirror up for the liberals. They do not like what they see.

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 23 points 12 hours ago

this is particularly visible in people like jon stewart, who holds himself up as the limit of how far left you can be and gets big mad when you pants him from the left.

[–] hankthetankie@hexbear.net 37 points 14 hours ago
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