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.

  • coeliacmccarthy [he/him]
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    1 year 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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      1 year 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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        1 year 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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          1 year 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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            1 year ago

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

            Fair reaction.