Both host content that are against our content policy and have had issues with users from those sites entering our community crossposting content that violates our content policy. We are discussing defederating other instances as well. There is discussion of lemmit.online being defederated because it pretty much exclusively scrapes reddit content and reposts it, and some content creators have expressed discomfort. If there’s other instances that might be worth considering defederating from, just post and it’ll be added to the current discussion.

and before anyone brings it up, lemmygrad defederated with us.

This isn’t a dictatorship but I ask that you please behave in the comment section and at least try to understand why we are defederating.

  • @echoct
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    Define Tankie? I’m an authcom and I think I have seen one person use it as a slur correctly…

    I get you don’t have to defend the choice and you do you, but people too lazy to read recently using it as a catchall for authcom is absurd.

    Edit: in retrospect, don’t even know why I’m arguing this here. I have a lemmygrad acct for commieposting, this account is for hornyposting and they’re only the same thing when pictures of young Castro are involved…

    • @gaviOPM
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      Tankie isn’t explicitly for referring to authcom entirely. It’s specifically meant to describe communists who deny, minimize or discount atrocities and genocides related to previous and current authoritarian communist regimes and that is the context that I use it here for. Regardless, they have us blocked. I felt it was worth mentioning to those who might bring such up in regard to exploding-heads defederation.

      • @echoct
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        91 year ago

        Fair. I appreciate the reply.

    • @wankbank
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      authcom

      Is auth short for authoritarian or authentic?

      • @echoct
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        Authoritarian, as in I believe a strong state is important to facilitate the transition to communism and safeguard against imperialist and capitalist interest.

        Once the dialect is complete and communism has been achieved, that authoritarianism can be revisited, but that’s another conversation.

        • Mister Butt
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          I know we’re all here to rub our peens but I’m curious about something:

          So in this scenario, communism is achieved through authoritarian means. Now it’s time to revisit the authoritarian part. How do you get the auths out peacefully? From my experience with auths they don’t willingly give up power. What do?

          Not trying to poke any holes in anyone’s ideology or beliefs. Am just curious :)

          • Album
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            41 year ago

            That’s the secret - you don’t!

          • @echoct
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            Nobody gives up power willingly, with very few exceptions. I would say that is not auth specific.(Ironically Stalin tried to step down multiple times, we can debate the authetisity of those times elsewhere.)

            From a purely materialist pov, once we reach sustainable communism, the state is no longer required to manage material division. At that point, to be honest, I don’t know. I would like to think that a state without purpose would simple wither, but I think we all know that is highly idealistic. So I’m going to cop out and say let’s focus on getting there first.

            I’m an optimist at heart. ( Think Che’s quote on a revolutionary love) And I would want to believe that no one wants power if there is no reason material reason to pursue it. I also understand that is grossly naive and unrealistic. So how do we handle it… Man that’s a hell of a question huh? If you find a good answer, let me know?

            Che’s quote I mentioned with context: https://www.quotescosmos.com/quotes/Che-Guevara-quote-23.html

            • Mister Butt
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              21 year ago

              Something to think about after post nut clarity! Thank you for your explanation and humouring my question :)

          • Mikey Mongol MA
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            11 year ago

            Maaaaaaaan let’s not do this here. They’re are plenty of places online to have this debate over and over again forever.

            • Mister Butt
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              31 year ago

              Wasn’t looking to debate, just wanted to expand my understanding of different viewpoints

        • @hurrdurriflsci
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          21 year ago

          Respectfully, what would your preferred approach to religious practice be from the standpoint of the state? Permitted, banned, something more nuanced? Particularly concerning paganism. I have never heard an authcom’s position on this matter.

          • @echoct
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            21 year ago

            I think so long as it remains divorced from the material reality of a society, then do what you will. I personally agree with Marx that religion is a balm for societal wounds that would be better healed by fixing the material reality that created those wounds in the first place. Materially stable people are better emotionally equipped to handle the realities of existence without looking for dogmatic excuses for the world around them… I apologize if the latter half of that came off more harsh than I intended.

    • @pornman42
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      fuck authority. Fuck the state. fuck anything centralized. federalized direct democracy with socialized services.

      • @echoct
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        Who manages the socialized services, stops monopolies, stops cartels, pmcs ect. I’m all about direct democracy; if it were possible to do without a managing authority, but while I have my idealistic streak, even I can see it’s just not tenable. Federated authorities are still an authority.