Mastodawn

Proposal to replace "my brother in Christ" with "my comrade in the coming revolution".

Pros:
* Assumes the best in people
* Gender neutral
* Does not enshrine Christian hegemony
* Counterrevolutionaries, liberals, and status quo defenders can have a little minor irritation as a treat

Cons:
None

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zivi 2d ago

@celesteh by the tankie mark in your displayname i can tell anarchists fall under liberals in this case

Sorry, are you asserting that anarchists support Christian hegemony??

Or are you just mad that anarcho-communists sometimes use unicode symbols?

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zivi 2d ago

@celesteh okay i see you aren’t one of the terrible ones

keep in mind there are a lot of people who will very rightfully block you on the spot for the hammer & sickle in your profile without even engaging first

it’s the symbol of authoritarian tankies first and foremost

"One of the good ones" omg. The number of times I've heard this phrase as a migrant....

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Tzimisce Flesh

@celesteh @[email protected] Yeah, bad phrasing, but shi has a point. The Soviet Union was an oppressive empire, even as it preached equality. So a lot of people, especially those dealing with the consequences of the Soviet's actions, find the use of the symbol distasteful. While it is somewhat of a jump, some (including hsza) read the use of the symbol as a mark of support towards the Soviet state.