You never changed your mind because of something you read online?

I’d have no issue if they were interested in actual communism instead of stalinism/maoism and their hyper capitalist successors.

“… that of the People’s Republic Of China’s weird American fan club”

I wanted to partake in the revolution but a friend asked if I wanted to go have launch and so I foolishly went with them.

Oh if I could only do both!

https://www.home-assistant.io/green/ No idea who’s serious anymore but just adding that the green is also a thing

I’m no communist, but your argument is flawed.

Linus is not representative of the Linux community and I think the famous Stallman rant regarding GNU/Linux is actually relevant here.

The free software movement is certainly pretty left leaning, though I wouldn’t call them communist.

The issue is who decides what kind of behaviour deserves that kind of treatment.

It inevitably ends up harming the wrong people in the end.

I can understand the sentiment though.

More because it would have entailed quite the logistical conundrum as it’s a bit difficult to run a country when most of its citizens are dead.

They do and the German chancellor is also not as important as the American president.

Theoretically, the Chinese parliament is also the actual governing body, but with its size and sporadic meetings that’s pretty questionable.

Which were also criminals and conmen. Things are great.

Awesome. There won’t be a European war against fascism this time because France, Germany, Italy, the UK and Poland will be on the same side this time. Good to hear that the Dutch will be as well.

This is not depressing at all.

I wouldn’t worry. We’re Germans. We’re genetically incapable of voting fascists into power.

There must not be any party to the right of the CSU!

But more importantly, no coalition with the Green party!

Yes?

Oh, going by the actual definition of fascism and calling fans of Mussolini fascist? How very fascist of you!

Yeah, that’s where the left-right concept kinda breaks down.

It feels wrong to say the USSR wasn’t left when you consider the many left policies they had and of course their origin.

I also agree with your idea of what left-wing should mean. I guess there’s no way to avoid complexity with topics like this.

We have an old saying in Germany, from the times of the Weimar Republic’s communists, which roughly translates to:

“Who has betrayed us? The Social Democrats”

It rhymes in German.

Oh, Lemmy has fascists now.

The left wing was cutting public services, right. Famous left wing policy. I think you’re thinking of liberals.

You’re free to be super duper racist, sexist, ableist, pretty much any kind of discrimination you want. Isn’t that enough?

So people should protest somewhere where nobody notices? Preferably quietly?

That’s not how protests work.