Does lemmy.world allow criticism of the CCP? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by harbo@lemmy.world to c/lemmyworld@lemmy.world

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Apparently there's an issue with some instances banning users for criticizing authoritarian governments. Is lemmy.world a safe place to criticize governments?

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[-] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Slightly tangential question, is lemmy.ml a Marxist/Leninist instance? I had seen some users insinuate that but I have no fucking clue if they were just saying shit.

[-] GarbageShootAlt@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 1 year ago

A lot of those insinuations come from neoliberals who are mad that neoliberalism isn't given privileged treatment there like it is on Reddit.

[-] iridaniotter@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 1 year ago

No, it's run by the devs but there's no preferential treatment for communists, anarchists, or liberals.

[-] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Thanks. I had a feeling someone was talking out of their ass, but I didn't have a way to confirm.

[-] Album@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It was true. The ML part split off to lemmygrad.ml. it's a pun on Leningrad. Get it?

[-] GuyDudeman@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago

So, the creators of Lemmy itself (and it's "home" instance lemmy.ml) are Marxist/Leninists (otherwise known as "tankies").

However, they have been smart enough to contain the most virulent tankie bullshit over in LemmyGrad.ml, which most big instances have specifically disconnected themselves from.

They also seem to be pretty hands-off in terms of censorship/banning/belittling "libs" on lemmy.ml and have kept it pretty open. For instance, I created a LeftistInfighting community and have been allowed to express anarchist views there. (I created it because I was immediately banned from LemmyGrad, which had its own LeftistInfighting community that I had the audacity to engage in and link to wikipedia in a comment)