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Many people on lemmy.ml deeply respect and admire authoritarian governments and organizations.

Iran, China, North Korea, Soviet Union...

The West has many flaws. But our flaws are nothing compared to these guys.

Iran hangs homosexuals. Iran shot 30,000 people in less than than 2 weeks. The Soviet Union had to build a fucking Iron wall to prevent people from escaping. The Soviets lied about the Chernobyl nuclear explosion. China censors the internet. China wants to eliminate Islam. North Korea is a totalitarian hellscape. Watching anime is a crime.

Why is lemmy.ml so fascinated with authoritarians?

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[–] Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

My insights are that y'all are full of shit as usual, if you want better responses then try being better

[–] AHemlocksLie@lemmy.zip 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Arrogant, no facts presented, treats everyone who disagrees with him as an idiot with zero evidence, yep, checks out, you belong on lemmy.ml

[–] Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml -1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Presented without evidence, dismissed without evidence. Cry about it halfwit

[–] AHemlocksLie@lemmy.zip 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I spoke from what I've personally repeatedly witnessed in lemmy.ml communities, but sure, tell me not to trust my lying eyes and ears. And don't flatter yourself into thinking you're making anyone cry except any poor woman you get to sleep with you.

[–] Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml -1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Like I said, presented without evidence. You can believe your eyes all you want, expecting other people to believe your eyes is stupid

[–] AHemlocksLie@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You didn't just dismiss it, though. You called me a liar. You don't have to believe me, and frankly, I really don't care if another @Lemmy.ml wants to stick their head in the sand and pretend they don't see what's in front of them, but if you wanna call me a liar, you're the one who needs to bring some evidence. But really, I'd rather you not waste either of our time.

[–] Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml -1 points 4 days ago

I did and still am calling you a liar, and every new response you make without producing any receipts only strengthens my claim