americans will have reverted to the usual cop worship by then

thats why im happy that my family is way to dysfunctional to have any photos together

we support democratic korea here.

hope you are happy with ilminism and chaebols

der spiegel is one of main political magazines in germany. it was founded by a “former” wehrmacht radio operator and a british secret service agent and has been serving as a anticommunist propaganda rag ever since. i only linked it for the statistic.

im really sorry that i cant really help in terms of podcasts. though this channel has made videos on other european countries, as well as about the 1918 german revolution. his videos on west german zionism are really educational. hope that helps somewhat

In former East Germany, 57% of the population polled believes that life was better under socialist rule. 49% of former GDR residents believe that “The GDR had more good sides than bad sides. There were some problems, but life was good there.”

though by now most former gdr citizens were forced to go west due to losing their original jobs to shock therapy and are now forced to live amongst deeply anticommunist westerners. the ones who remained have to deal with roaming (and sometimes armed) neonazi gangs made of people who were brainwashed by the post reunification propaganda. most afd voters were born after 1990.

my only hope is organizing with migrants, who imho are the only social group that remains susceptible to socialism. sadly, many east germans refuse to participate in this due to boomer brainworms

the modern german state is pretty much defined by opposition to the gdr:

• our national holiday is “reunification day” with the day of the attempted counterrevolution in 1953 previously filling that role in the west

• almost all members of the former gdr state apparatus were purged in the 90s, including people like teachers and university professors.

• the entire east german military was purged and there were criminal cases initiated against people formerly serving in the border troops. no such things had ever been done by the frg government against nazi troops btw. also unlike former personnel of the nazi army, officers of the gdr military are not allowed to be addressed by rank.

• gdr mass organizations like the “ernst thälmann pioneer organisation” have been declared “unconstitutional” while far-right parties like the afd are left unscathed despite creeping ever closer to actual political power

• the gdr is constantly being demonized and equated with nazi germany. schoolchildren are made to participate in performative denouncements of “the two dictatorships on german soil”. but while remembrance of the hitlerite tyranny is oftentimes paired with platitudes like “at least he built the autobahn”, media about the gdr is filled with -level horror stories about the stasi. in modern german history curriculum the role of communists resisting the hitlerite tyranny is consistently played down.

• class consciousness is being combatted by the media propagating racism. first against vietnamese people in the 90s and now against people of middle-eastern descent. this constant racist propaganda sponsored by the bourgeoisie is the main reason for the rise of the fascist afd party, though you wouldnt hear that from west german political analysts. they instead claim that east germans simply have a pathological “democracy deficit” due to “growing up in a dictatorship”

so yeah its really fucking bleak.

the thing is that im in the former gdr currently. it is really fucking heartbreaking that 40 years of socialism amounted to nothing at all.

at least they realize that all the economic problems come from companies quote "want too many profits ’

preach!

i know that the mod team means it well and i am thankful for the volunteer work they put into this place, but they seem to be overlooking the potential harm and negative connotations associated with using a term that has sexist or misogynistic roots, even if some of its supporters are women or genderqueer individuals.

While there are some legitimate arguments being made relating to misogynistic societal perceptions of that word, the mods include women and enbies who disagree and specifically requested this name. I feel that this situation parallels the initial pushback that was experienced with disabled in which users voiced concerns that this name could be ableist, but the moderators of that community are themselves disabled and specifically requested that comm name, verbatim.

am i fuckin reading this correctly??? only because some of the people were women and/or enbies, their decisions are now supposed to be the pinnacle of wisdom and uncontestable?

i know that the mods are meaning no harm, i had nothing but positive experiences with them before this whole debacle started, and OP in particular has genuinely been really great at clearing up the current situation, thank you for that, BUT BEING PART OF A MINORITY GROUP DOESN’T ABSOLVE YOU OF BEING WRONG AND JUST REALLY INSENSITIVE IN THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION! all this is a little bit similar to certain trans people stating that they are okay with the t-slur being used on the internet, and while im sure nobody harbors this kind of sentiment in here, i hope this shows what harmful pitfalls this “im Part of a minority group, therefore im right”-thinking can bring.

so to reiterate from my removed thread:

• The term “gossip” has a long history of being weaponized against women, particularly in ways that diminish their voices and portray them as trivial, unimportant, or malicious when engaging in communication or expressing themselves. This cultural baggage doesn’t disappear just because a few people choose to reclaim or adopt the term in a specific context. By using it, the forum risks perpetuating a stereotype that affects gender and sexual minorities who are already marginalized, especially when used as the name of a community meant to serve them.

• some folks from marginalized groups, might want to take back words that have been thrown at them, but it’s a pretty complex thing to do. reclaiming those words means being really aware of how it affects others, especially in places that aim to be welcoming. just picking up a term because some people in the community are cool with it doesn’t really consider the real damage that word might still do to others in that same group. like, using the word “gossip” might give off the vibe that this place isn’t really serious about tackling the bigger issues of sexism that are still out there in society.

• hexbear communities should be all about making sure everyone feels respected and supported, especially those who have often been overlooked. using a word like “gossip” might accidentally push away folks who think it’s disrespectful or plays into negative stereotypes about them. Even if some people who identify as women or genderqueer, might not see the term the same way, their views can really depend on their own experiences and privileges.

• one of the key things to building a welcoming space is to watch the words we use, since some can hurt people, even if we don’t mean to. just because some folks in the group are cool with certain words doesn’t mean they’re okay for everyone. If we want our community to feel safe and inclusive, we need to think about how our words affect everyone and steer clear of terms that can be harmful.

tldr: it is great that racist terms like the_x_tank are being purged from the site, but it is absolutely not great that potentially sexist terms are being used as a substitute.

the worst part is that the germans did commit a holocaust in africa. furthermore, many early members of the sa and SS were engaged in german colonialism. the brown shirts originally stemmed from the colonial police in german occupied namibia.

care to elaborate?

well, “those clique-y and rude women” shouldn’t exactly be the sort of connections a supposedly gender-inclusive site should maintain

german parliament enacts “anti-antisemitism” law effectively banning pro-palestinian speech

i know this is a somewhat older article but the ramifications for german anti-zionism are terrifying and should be brought to international attention.

perhaps non-theory works from communist authors, especially soviet ones like maxim gorky or demyan bedny. if they receive it well, you can slowly guide them towards the more political stuff and if they resort to racist russophobic or anticommunist screeching you’ll know to run before it’s to late.

we are all a product of our material conditions, which means that if society gets better people will to. this is what i tell me to motivate myself to do real-world organizing.

also, people in immigrant communities are usually pretty sweet.

ill admit that im not very up to date with the culture of “da youfs” but i remember the term being used dismissively against women back in “my days”. though maybe im just