I’ve not heard of it before but a problematic lemmy user who got banned multiple times for sinophobia and other bigotry/harassment has became a mod of a Political Compass Memes sub on there (they haven’t it’s a lemmy thing, my bad) and the posts on that sub are already rolling out the sinophobia.
This isn’t meant to be a brigade against one user or platform, it’s more I’m shocked that sub has being allowed given the abject shit takes and bigotry that meme sub reddit generates and I find that concern tracks when past problematic users are being made mods for it.
Or is that just another lemmy instance? Ngl it all gets a bit confusing for me trapped here on lemmygrad.
Edit: I think it’s a lemmy.perthchat sub not a beehaw sub, apologies for any confusion. Still PCM is a disgrace regardless and the fact there’s one connected to lemmy now is a bit 🤮
I know what you mean about crypto-neoliberalism. I mean at this point it’s just crypto-fascism with a less provocative name tbh.
Yeah it is but there’s a difference because they don’t (and never would) self-ID as fascists. They’re a different and considerably more competent crowd to the people that have nazi flags inside their homes. They’re a much more dangerous enemy to us tbh.
I liken this behaviour to the same behaviour of the neocons that took part as trots punching left in previous movements. Competent and educated crypto-liberals whose sole purpose in left spaces is to harm the left. They concern me considerably more than the actual nazis as they have a real potential to harm us. Structural and organisational methods are needed to counter the tactics they bring to the table and we must stay ahead of them so that their approach to us is a reaction. If they take the initiative and get ahead of the left instead of chasing us around all the time trying to do their thing we will have a serious problem. They will lead us by the nose at that point.
Yeah fair I get what you mean.