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Why is Lemmygrad hated in the wider space of Lemmy? (lemm.ee)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by wtry@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I've been trying to find a good Marxist instance, but Lemmygrad and Hexbear are widely hated. Why is that? Are there any good leftist instances?

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[+] davel@lemmy.ml -32 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

The “Uyghur genocide” is bullshit Atlanticist propaganda, and English-language Wikipedia is basically NATOpedia in its slant on the topic, so yes we will deny it. It’s a product of the new Cold War propaganda campaign against China.

[–] redballooon@lemm.ee 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Here are some properties of any conspiracy theory worth it’s name:

Closed Ideological Systems: They provide an all-encompassing explanation for various events or states, with everything fitting into their worldview.
Immunity to Facts: Any contrary evidence is dismissed as false or considered part of the conspiracy.
Enemy Construction: They tend to draw a clear line between "us" (those who "know the truth") and "them" (the supposed conspirators).
Adaptability: Conspiracy narratives can change and incorporate new "evidence" or events to maintain their credibility.

It matches for QAnon and the MAGA crowd as well as the lemmygrad crowd.

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml -2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I get why people would believe it like a decade ago when the facts were still kind of up in the air, but now even west media is like "yeaaah we looked into it and all of it is complete and utter bullshit" and yet you still have people confidently going on like it's still a thing.

Eventually you have to come to the grips with the fact that the only reason you believe in the Uyghur genocide is because you're racist.