KasreanI'm hearing Lemmy itself, the .ml instance and some others are ran by Tankies that censor criticism of russia and china. What are your thoughts on this?
Ulu-Mulu-no-dieWho cares? We're not on lemmy.ml, are we?
BlinkerFluidCareful the steps you take from those kinds of thoughts, here. Lemmy is best when it is unified. A split down the middle, even worse, three ways could have drastic consequences for the sort of community, or even segmented communities that Lemmy could become if it schisms.
Lemmy could be a center-left haven for rational thought, or in three years it could be an extremely leftist community fighting an extremely right-wing community fighting a group that wants nothing to do with either, all cut off from eachother with non-political subs and the overall community suffering as a result.
DreadedChalupacabraI see your point and raise you the fact that I shouldn't have to deal with people who legitimately want me dead. And a lot of tankies unironically unapologetically do. Same thing I say to the alt-right applies: Free speech isn't a guarantee of a platform and it absolutely doesn't mean anyone has to listen to you.
I'm gonna fill up my block list in about a day at this rate.
Which 'tankies' want you dead? Are you a fascist?
'Tankies' and other leftists are the only ones supporting and fighting for my rights as an LGBTQ+ individual.
Anarchists laughing at the thought that tankies don't want them dead.
Tankies, very often, align with fascists on specific policy decisions. That's a huge part of what makes them tankies in the first place. Having a different aesthetic does not make them not authoritarian. You can talk about tankies supporting LGBTQ+ when most tankies aren't actively supporting Russia, a nation notoriously anti-LGBTQ+.
Important part of your second point, other leftists.