If the Twitter/X thing teaches you one thing, let it be this: Twitter was a neoliberal place. Then Elon Musk made it into X, a fascist place. Once again, neoliberalism laid the foundations of fascism. But that’s not the (whole) lesson… Neoliberal folks are still using X, calling it Twitter to make themselves feel better, and pining for the good old days. And there’s the real lesson: When neoliberalism turns into fascism, neoliberals will adapt to life under fascism. Right, class dismissed.

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(We really need a better way to crosspost from mastodon…)

  • @grue
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    -28 months ago

    without disparaging the people on X who are still there because the community they’ve been a part of for 2 decades is still there

    No, those weak-willed people are a big part of the problem and are therefore even more deserving of disparagement.

    • @glimse
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      118 months ago

      Abandon all your friends and family or you have a weak will

      • @[email protected]
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        Yes. Real leftists have no loved ones.

        The only love we need is our love for Marx, may peace be upon him.

        • @[email protected]
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          68 months ago

          Fuck that guy, we’re doing anarchy. There are dozens of us.

          After the infighting we can fight the fascists, this plan is flawless.

          • @[email protected]
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            48 months ago

            That’s how it works in anime right? We do a tournament and the survivor will be the strongest leftist. They’ll be able to defeat all fascists by themselves. Truly a masterful plan.

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              That’d actually make a pretty sick anime imo

              Like the antifa version of Hetalia: Axis Powers

              Sure, you could argue that it innately defeats the entire point, but just toss in a team up at the end and it’s all cool

      • the post of tom joad
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        28 months ago

        It’s the end of the world! (of Warcraft)

        Be real now you don’t need to follow them on Twitter. They’re on your phone.

        • @glimse
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          38 months ago

          That’s like saying “you don’t have to be in the guild, you can still private message people”

          There’s more to a community than just the people you’re close enough to have other forms of communication with. I don’t have the contact info for a lot of my acquaintances online outside of the specific platform I talk to them on

          • the post of tom joad
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            -28 months ago

            Well ok then. It’s not like im attacking your choice man, just joking about your hyperbole. :)

        • @Jimmyeatsausage
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          08 months ago

          Yeah, but you don’t need them on your phone…they have a mailbox.