We all know the hypocrisies of the pro- Israel stances, I’m not going into specific arguments but it’s just everywhere. Normal people seem to have bought in even quicker than they did with supporting Ukraine. it’s awful. Free Palestine.

    • krolden@lemmy.ml
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      9 months ago

      pretty much but at least back then there still seemed to be a thriving leftist anti-imperialist mindset among the people that sadly seems to have been lost since the crushing of the OWS protests.

      • coeliacmccarthy [he/him]
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        9 months ago

        lol no there was even less of a left then than now lol no contest

        post-9/11 america was absolutely worse

        • krolden@lemmy.ml
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          9 months ago

          how do you figure? it feels like everyone who gave a shit back then are now either chuds, dead, or were spooked

          • coeliacmccarthy [he/him]
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            9 months ago

            I'm still here babe, just a deeply mentally ill hermit in montana

            Imagine now, except the farthest left content on the entire internet is The Young Turks and 93% of everyone around you supports Bush and you don't even have a bunch of online weirdos to commiserate with

            • axont [she/her, comrade/them]
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              9 months ago

              There was an online communist left back then but it was comprised entirely of very elderly Trotskyites running newsletters with 2 subscribers or very odd academics who ran IRC chat rooms with struggle sessions lasting for literal years

              I remember as a youngster stumbling into one of their forums in like 2003 and getting banned in my first post because I asked if someone could summarize Bordiga

              • Awoo [she/her]
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                9 months ago

                banned in my first post because I asked if someone could summarize Bordiga

                Fair reaction.