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"But it wasn't out of evil, it was just practical!"

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[–] Alto@kbin.social 26 points 1 year ago

"That's not how monarchies work, you have to end the line then and there"

Nah they're totally right, there's never been a monarchy that's ended without killing the entire family. Except for all the ones that have.

[–] HipPriest@kbin.social 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is pretty nuts. I feel sorry for the guy, he just wanted to debate politics and instead had to defend why shooting the children was a monstrous act whether you could rationalise it or not... You've still shot kids.

Only found out about Hexbear the other day and it seems like an odd place. I consider myself left wing politically but these guys sound like they just want to be authoritarian. Weird

[–] burgersc12@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, i like the idea behind hexbear. A place for left leaning people to gather. But the reality is its just another place for toxic people to have an echo chamber

[–] Iunnrais@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago

From what I’ve seen, I gather that they are authoritarians who have seen that some historical and present day authoritarian dictators have used socialist rhetoric and trappings, and so they do the same. But they don’t care about the socialism part one whit, all they care about is the authoritarianism.

That and contrarianism and anti-west sentiment. “The west is bad because it is bad, and anything that hurts the west is good (even if the thing hurting the west is the most evil fucking thing you can imagine)”.

I’m pretty far left too… but I’m very much anti-authoritarian left. I still believe in democracy, and dethroning kings of whatever sort, call it a president or call it a ceo. I rather despise those guys at hexbear.

[–] thomas@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't get it, can someone explain ?

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago (3 children)

That’s the wall the Russian royal family was executed in front of. Those are bullet holes in the photo. Two of the Romanovs were underage children at 13 and 17 years of age when they were executed by the communists. In hexbear world this is fine because they may have hypothetically formed a counter revolution against the communists if they were allowed to live. They’re not wrong that this may have happened, they’re just dickheads for rationalizing why it’s ok to murder children.

[–] thomas@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Thanks, but what does it have to do with transphobia ?

[–] glad_cat@lemmy.sdf.org 23 points 1 year ago

what does it have to do with transphobia ?

Nothing, they are crazy.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think they’re saying they won’t execute everyone from the west when they get to power, just the transphobes

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago

And who are the transphobes? Everyone who doesn't agree with everything they say. That spider-syndicalist (who can't spell anarcho-) in that thread is right to be worried, they will repeat those same "mistakes" as the "mistakes" are baked into the core of them.

[–] Primarily0617@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the first "get" is "understand this joke"

the second "get" is "have this happen to them"

[–] FaeDrifter@midwest.social 6 points 1 year ago

Wow, pretty disturbing considering that on Hexbear I stated that in very particular about supporting each individuals prefered he or she or them pronouns, but I draw the line at neopronouns, and at that point they decided I was a mega transphobe anyway.

Not that there's any chance of any of these basement dwellers getting real power, but eye opening to the radicalization that can happen in online echo chambers.

[–] TylerDurdenJunior@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

Royalty always travels separately for that very reason though.

[–] Levsgetso@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 year ago

They’re basically saying that it was necessary to kill the children of Nicholas II

[–] Katzastrophe@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago

Killing someone because they may or may not do something in the future. Who does this remind me of?

[–] Blamemeta@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I say this unironically, they need Jesus. They need something or someone to give them good morals, because whatever morals they have just aren't working.

Taking extremists and adding religious zeal tends to end poorly.

[–] Nefyedardu@kbin.social 19 points 1 year ago

The terminally online don't need Jesus, they need grass to touch.

[–] JamesStallion@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can't think of anything worse than these shitty little zealots finding religion.

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

You've heard of CHRISTOFASCISTS... now prepare for... CHRISTOTANKIES!

[–] glad_cat@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 1 year ago

I always picture them as teenagers like 4chan trolls. Most of them will grow up hopefully.

[–] Norgur@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

No Jesus needed. Just install the emotional damage patch. It comes pre-loaded on a stick that is shoved... Well, you think of the install procedure yourself

[–] goat@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Wowie. That's one of the most violent things I've seen from them, good find.