[META] Never change, lemmy.ml
[META] Never change, lemmy.ml
For context: The thread was about why people hate Hexbear and Lemmygrad instances
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The comment might be controversial, but it shouldn't be a bannable offense.
It sure is a Blockable one though.
Sure, the weak of heart need solace in these dark times, where anyone might have a different opinion than their own.
But, seriously, you're right that 'crap I don't want to hear' should totally be handled by individuals making that choice, rather than mods banning people.
I'm a huge advocate for blocking people on social media. When there's someone you don't feel like dealing with, don't.
What I take issue with is when it's not a personal decision and rather a mod/admin decides that nobody should hear what this guy has to say.
Honestly we should ban communism on non communism communities. However I'll settle for just ignoring them.
Banning someone for not having radical beliefs is just silly. We should boycott lemmy.ml as they are effectively a propaganda machine. (Try to switch to small instances)
What political views shouldn't be banned?
Views compatible with liberal democracy
What part of Communism is incompatible with Liberal Democracy?
Why is Liberal Democracy the only acceptable form of Democracy?
Communism requires a centralized control of the economy and thus is not liberal
Liberal Democracy is the only form of government that rules by consent of the governed.
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Communism does not require centralized control of the economy, as it is Stateless. Even Socialist systems can function with Liberal Democracy, with worker owned firms rather than authoritarian Capitalist structures.
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Liberal Democracy is not in fact the only form of government that rules by consent of the governed. Rather, more decentralized systems offer far more local control, such as worker councils or ParEcon style systems, Syndicalism, Communism, etc.
So wrong on both counts, glad we could have you clear up for everyone that you have no idea what you're talking about.
Communism does not require centralized control of the economy, as it is Stateless
You literally cannot distribute, and coordinate production of goods, to the extent Communism requires, without a centralized economy. You can have a centralized economy and no other state apparatus. I can't imagine it succeeding, which is one of many reasons I'm not communist, but it is both necessary and theoretically possible. This is communist theory, not mine.
2: syndicalism and communism are economic theories, not systems of government. The system of government you are implying is anarchism. Anarchists are fine (if, in my view, very optimistic in their understanding of how humans work) . The system of government the vast majority of communists want is not anarchism, and I would not ban anarchists, even if they're communists. The world will never just descend to anarchy, so it's all a moot discussion anyway. We've seen countries slip into authoritarian communism in current generations.
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I don't personally think it should be banned. I find it fascinating to be able to encounter people with wildly differing ideas to mine. I switched instances aswell because the previous one didn't federate with lemmygrad and hexbear.
I think its the option of most of the world