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    • Aurenkin@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      231·
      2 months ago

      You guys just don’t even try anymore do you? The CCP has never controlled Taiwan. Taiwan is an independent state. Come join us over here in reality.

        • yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
          141·
          2 months ago

          Hell yeah, time for Germany to conquer all territories that were a member of the Holy Roman Empire of Germanic Nations.

          Because that’s apparently how it works. Own it once, own it forever.

          • JohnBrownII@lemmy.worldEnglish
            124·
            2 months ago

            Alexa, when was the state of Germany formed?

            I get it bro, you love exterminationist ultranationalists

        • einkorn@feddit.orgEnglish
          51·
          2 months ago

          And who owned Taiwan before that? Because by your logic THEY should be the current owners as well.

            • jorp@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              2 months ago

              Who cares about imperialist arguments about territory ownership anyway? The people living in a territory should have self determination.

              Yes I’m aware this isn’t how things work, but I’m not going around making imperialist arguments about who should be subjugated by whom.

    • Xanis@lemmy.worldEnglish
      121·
      2 months ago

      Joined Aug. 22nd, 2024. First post was expressing desire to be a moderator in a communism sub. Expresses support for nations like China specifically when in relation to Taiwan. Supports other odd situations and events. Has a name “JohnBrown”. If it wasn’t for the fact that you’re so unlikeable, I’d make an argument that you’re a plant to try and twist narratives and convince communities of certain ideologies.

      • JohnBrownII@lemmy.worldEnglish
        217·
        2 months ago

        Nice investigation skills genius, got anything more than conjecture or would you like to skip straight to calling me a rUsSiAn BoT?

        • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
          111·
          2 months ago

          “Right wing ultranationalism is when democracy” - average red-painted fascist

          • JohnBrownII@lemmy.worldEnglish
            214·
            2 months ago

            The ultranationalists that would kill 9 generations of your family for even being associated with their opposition party? They’re doing “democracy?” And they said Helldivers was satire

      • gcheliotis@lemmy.worldEnglish
        84·
        2 months ago

        I don’t know what was said, but is that a rule on here now? That you can just remove anything you deem to be CCP propaganda? I have noticed that nearly anything that can be construed as pro Russia or pro China is downvoted to hell on here. But so far I hadn’t noticed posts outright removed by mods. This feels wrong on so many levels. Why not let people express their opinion so long as they do not do it in an offensive manner?

        • jordanlund@lemmy.worldMEnglish
          131·
          2 months ago

          Dude was saying China owns Taiwan and has always owned Taiwan. Literal Chinese propaganda.

          • gcheliotis@lemmy.worldEnglish
            41·
            2 months ago

            Ok but my question was did he break any rules? Is all propaganda forbidden on here, only Chinese propaganda, how do we decide? Or is it up to the mod’s discretion to decide what propaganda is undesirable and remove it?

            • jordanlund@lemmy.worldMEnglish
              71·
              2 months ago

              Rule 6, trolling. We don’t need that kind of grief.

              Same as if someone rolled in saying Ukraine wasn’t a country and belonged to Russia. Just absolute nonsense.

              • gcheliotis@lemmy.worldEnglish
                51·
                2 months ago

                Respectfully, I do not see how this falls under trolling. Trolling would assume that the poster is disingenuous. But nothing that I have seen suggests that he was. And I do not think that moderators should make such calls. You may feel that something is “nonsense” but that does not mean you should exercise what little power you have to silence people, unless they clearly violate commonly agreed upon rules. Anyway, I don’t have a horse in this race, only reason I’m speaking up is because I see more and more forums that could host lively debate turn into circlejerks.