I do know they like to follow me…

Eta: its funny how often the threads they brigade start off with the common shill thoughts getting downvoted and actual leftist thought upvoted only for it to shift as the threads pick up steam. Im not convinced its possible to win this fight, if im honest.

Also, note the sheer absurd amount of comments in this thread for something with (atm) 338 points. They always do this and act like its not happening.

Or calling out russian and chinese talking points. And then they have the same 10 users popping up whenever the instances are criticized saying “akshally privacy and no tanks…” (see above)

This is a great breakdown. Its much like my peers who never left FB: they simply stand to lose the majority of their social exposure that is not work related.

Fitting username

Italian beef - wet

Ahh yes! The only correct way to eat ur Italian beef.

It absolutely is. Meanwhile, im still trying to get Status Quo Joe to take off since 2019. Best part of that name is, its still an insult while being an acknowledgment that just bc hes a neoliberal tool to keep us all wage slaves, doesnt make him a fascist by any stretch. Under Status Quo Joe our civilian rights to effect change in gov’t is not under threat. Under Status Quo Joe, foreign adversaries that want nothing more than for the US to be displaced from the worpd hegemony will be opposed, not welcomed.

Also under Status Quo Joe, you will still be underpaid to overperform, not have healthcare, LGBTQ folks will still face discrimination, and the climate will still be out to fuck us all up. But under Status Quo Joe, voicing dissent against any of those points will not be forecfully penalized bc Status Quo Joe does not regularly threaten anyone not pledging unwavering fealty. We will still be able to organize and plan direct action so that our wages/living conditions improve, we will still have a working governance which we can elect ppl who want to give us healthcare into, LGBTQ individuals will be able to exit their homes still looking fabulous bc their existence itself will not be threatened by the single most dangerous entity in the country, and we will still have the benefit of future elections (local and national) existing to mitigate climate change as we continue (for the love of fucking god, please…) to pursue direct action.

The russians are busy trying to make us all forget that our government is “BY the people.” Hate it all you want, its made up of the ppl this populace has chosen. And if ur solution to it being ineffective is to burn it to the ground for “lE rEbeLuShuN,” i think ur going to find that if u cant sway other ppls votes, ur going to be even less likely to convince them to take up arms against a drone wielding, omnipresent state when theyre more destitute and hungry, and less free of goverment interference in their lives then theyve ever been before.

Whoa… maybe not brightest for this, but i hadn’t even considered the Afghan war comparisons. Its incredible how so much fewer troops perished then, and we still look at the war as critically destabilizing the USSR.

Heres hoping for much worse of the same this time.

Fucking. Preach.

I cant word that half as eloquently as you; you are spot on. Like, every bit of this rant is spot on.

Ppl on this site sometimes act like war doesnt need to happen if they just dont believe in it, personally. I get it, im a pacifist, too. War is evil and hellish. This is a fact.

It is also a fact that russia invaded Ukraine and has on numerous occasions now called it a stepping stone. If u dont want a war, youve already got one! If you dont want it at your doorstep (bc thats the closest youll get to avoiding it), then Ukraine must be better funded and equiped.

We’re not the only ones with wants, we’re not the only ones with plans. Countries have them, too, ans some countries happen to be much more hostile towards ppl who like having their wants and needs free from government intervention.

Its strange. When i first came on here i felt that shit was the same as there bc of this. Now? Idk man… the big difference is the amount of sane voices on here that arent silenced but instead are prevalent. Thats why i dont like the advice of blocking the shitty instances. Young ppl are at risk of stumbling in early, and the trolls/shills need to be pushed back against.

My thing with it is, ive bwen privately/publicly bitching about the apartheid state known as Israel for the past 15+ yrs, but now, now is when everybodys taking note, when the october attack by hamas was, in part, part of a larger russian effort to draw attention away from the area in Europe they have since called a stepstone multiple times now. And now these voices conveniently ignore that US policy towards israel has always been unconditional financial/military support. But suuuure, its all bidens fault. As if the geriatric neolib picked out of a hat bc he was the closest thing to “average” for our politics over the past 60 yrs was the problem, and is if there was no chance of their being intelligence available to the president that isnt available to the rest of us.

Support Gaza, but remember that Ukraine is where the bigger worldwide threat is.

Not that obvious, judging by the downvotes here and how they are the most popular poster over there. And per what ppl under u were saying, i would bet money that they are a paid actor, not a bot, though they definitely employ those as well to inflate, deflate upvotes at their discretion.

Ahh, thanks for the clarification, but i have tried to post in the .world instance with no avail.

Lemmy.world was the one that blocked me from calling out russian bs. And everyday its nothing but linkerbaan being busy trying to convince everyone that Status Quo Joe is the worst thing in the world bc Gaza.

Got banned after calling out russian propaganda for being just that. Literally happened on my first or second day on lemmy.

Ya know, not been here that long, but seeing users ive tagged as “russian shill” being shat on in the communities that are not yet overrun by the trolls. Stay strong folks, and push back.

Also, inb4 the explanations given are: “waaahhh, any piece of news that doesnt come from the krem de la kremlin is propamaganda!!!”

Ya know, not been here that long, but seeing users ive tagged as “russian shill” being shat on in the communities that are not yet overrun by the trolls. Stay strong folks, and push back.

Also, inb4 the explanations given are: “waaahhh, any piece of news that doesnt come from the krem de la kremlin is propamaganda!!!”