this post was submitted on 28 Aug 2023
1 points (100.0% liked)

chat

8206 readers
417 users here now

Chat is a text only community for casual conversation, please keep shitposting to the absolute minimum. This is intended to be a separate space from c/chapotraphouse or the daily megathread. Chat does this by being a long-form community where topics will remain from day to day unlike the megathread, and it is distinct from c/chapotraphouse in that we ask you to engage in this community in a genuine way. Please keep shitposting, bits, and irony to a minimum.

As with all communities posts need to abide by the code of conduct, additionally moderators will remove any posts or comments deemed to be inappropriate.

Thank you and happy chatting!

founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
 

I don't just mean outrage or regular rage, I mean shock that someone was to the left of "legal weed and free college but only for those that operate a successful business for 3 years in a disadvantaged community" top-cop takes.

I think federating took them by surprise, looking back. For about a week, those smug liberals were at a loss to even fathom what Hexbears were saying, and could only chant bullshit about how we're Russian/Chinese bots.

Sure they still do that but they've slightly adapted to Hexbear presence.

(page 2) 31 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] dditty@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I had to make a new main account on a different instance so I could maintain access to HexBear communities. I am so thrilled to finally be interacting with a community of actual leftists! Drag me further to the left daddies✊

[–] NewLeaf@hexbear.net 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Change over to a hexbear account so we don't see "lemme.ee" at the end of your name. I try not to, but I judge those users a lot more critically. (Half joke)

But really, welcome and hope you find what you're looking for!

[–] JuryNullification@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

The hexbear account comes with the best emojis in the world.

[–] nat_turner_overdrive@hexbear.net 0 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Aren't they pretending to believe we're all Republicans doing a three year long larp as leftists?

[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

That's their latest thing yeah. "Well see you both agree with Republican ideas of isolationism and therefore you must ACTUALLY be right wing."

Libs plz. We believe in US isolationism because we want the US to stop fucking around with the rest of the world and leave the rest of the world alone to figure itself out without being bombed and coerced into doing what the US wants the world to do. The right believes in US isolationism because they're nationalists who believe the US should only help ourselves and should never help anyone outside our borders. We're literally polar opposites. There is no overlap in those 2 viewpoints.

[–] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

Republicans, famous isolationists who opposed the Iraq War

[–] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

im not so much a us isolationist but more so i want the usa to stop doing things overseas on account that it stops existing altogether

[–] D61@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

When we say "isolationism" we mean "quarantine"... think-mark

load more comments (8 replies)
[–] Egon@hexbear.net 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Suddenly they're not "as left as they come, but..." They're just sniveling fascist with mask-on

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] WoofWoof91@hexbear.net 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

when people live in an echo chamber, the outside is scary and confusing

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Sure, Hexbear was its own kind of echo chamber, but I think it got a weird sense of solidarity overall and the internal struggle sessions were mitigated somewhat by just how sheer fucking liberal the federated communities were revealed to be next door.

Especially programming.dev. What the fuck is up with those cryptofascists?

[–] 420blazeit69@hexbear.net 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You get plenty of good folks in programming, but you also get high volumes of:

  • Stemlords
  • Bazingas
  • Temporarily embarrassed millionaires
  • Labor aristocrats
  • Misogynists

Lots of underlying drivers of reactionary thought.

Desperately pushing aside the fascist and libertarian programmers to reach the hot trans stalinist in the back row

load more comments (2 replies)
[–] CaptFeather@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

How do you guys feel about democratic socialism? I feel like it's the only realistic way to get socialism without bloodshed - though I also understand the US is a long goddamn way away.

Be gentle pls, I'm still learning ❤️

Edit: thanks for all the replies!! There's a ton to read through so bear with me

load more comments (4 replies)
[–] Elon_Musk@hexbear.net 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, must have missed that being posted on the front page for weeks

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Them disliking us is a given. Them being surprised by Hexbear's takes was novel to me.

[–] Elon_Musk@hexbear.net 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm curious, weren't you once at least a little bit like them?

load more comments (1 replies)
load more comments
view more: ‹ prev next ›