ZWho63It seems like the Internet always converges on these things...
balderdashThe amount of times capitalism gets dragged into a thread that has nothing to do with economics or politics is, quite frankly, astounding.
nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]It’s almost like the economic mode of production touches and influences everything in our lives
You tankies have thick skulls. No one here is saying capitalism is good. That’s beside the point
Which part of my comment implied you did? Seems like a poor choice to be calling other people thick skulled when you’re just failed basic reading comprehension.
axont [she/her, comrade/them]Good or bad it’s everywhere and has its fingers in everything.
If you want to answer at least try to address the point
There is a point at which conversation breaks down and everything you say is basically ignored because people on the internet make snap judgments about what you’re saying and filter it into the category of “agree” or “disagree” and then up/down vote accordingly. I don’t have time to go back and forth with people on the–fuck, I just responded
people on the internet make snap judgments about what you’re saying
Crazy, you’re describing exactly what you did
JamesConeZone [they/them]My sibling in Christ, you broke the conversation down,it didn’t magically happen. Someone responded in good faith and you were an asshole instead of continuing the conversation or offering literally anything of substance
Eh, maybe you’re right, but I was getting dogpiled and it gets old fast. Honestly, I think capitalism is a major problem and we can replace it with something better, but people on Lemmy are so fucking obnoxious about it that my patience wears thin. If you say anything remotely against that group think, you will get dogpiled. The other day, I hate a post that said something about China/Tiananmen Square, and had so many comments complaining. I don’t think I even encountered this much toxicity on reddit, this is ridiculous. Hence the “you tankies” comment.
Eh, maybe you’re right, but I was getting dogpiled
We don’t have downvotes on our instance. When we disagree, we tend to respond.
That’s why you got so many answers, which you describe as “dogpiling”. Responding to only one of them is perfectly fine.
Also for fuck’s sake:
I don’t think I even encountered this much toxicity on reddit, this is ridiculous
Nobody was toxic with you, nothing beyond “a bit harsh-worded”. Reddit is far much worse. Again, probably you felt like that because of the sheer amount of responses you got.
Some of them were “well argued” some were just stating their opinion without facts. One guy said “death to America” which I found pretty funny
The stuff you posted includes what is basically NATO propaganda, which is why it got so much reactions (and admittedly not all of them constructive - again, no downvotes here). Don’t take my word for it, take the CIA’s word for it for example (or any number of a hundred - far better argued and sourced than mine - answers in the very thread you linked). The “Tiananmen Square massacre” as usually described in Western sources is not something that actually occurred (though there were more generally huge protests and people killed in that town during that night).
but I was getting dogpiled
If you act like a clown, people will come to see the circus. 🤡
Looking at your comment history: you are a troll
Everyone liberals disagree with is a troll: a bedtime story for liberals.
I don’t think I even encountered this much toxicity on reddit
You responded to my completely anodyne comment with an insult and you’re still crying like you’re the victim here
There is a point at which conversation breaks down and everything you say is basically ignored
When you’re running interference for capitalism by concern trolling, everything you say makes you look like a fucking clown. 🤡
No one here is saying capitalism is good. That’s beside the point
What is your magnificent enlightened centrist point, besides STOP TALKING ABOUT THE SYSTEM THAT AFFECTS THE ENTIRE PLANET WAAAAAAAAAAAAAH?