Update:
The comments from this post will not be removed as to preserve the discussion around the announcement. Any continued discussions outside of this thread that violate server rules will be removed. We feel that everyone that has an opinion, and wanted to vent, has been heard.

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Original post:
Yesterday, we received information about the planned federation by Hexbear. The announcement thread can be found here: https://www.hexbear.net/post/280770. After reviewing the thread and the comments, it became evident that allowing Hexbear to federate would violate our rules.

Our code of conduct and server rules can be found here.

The announcement included several concerning statements, as highlighted below:

  • “Please try to keep the dirtbag lib-dunking to hexbear itself. Do not follow the Chapo Rules of Posting, instead try to engage utilizing informed rhetoric with sources to dismantle western propaganda. Posting the western atrocity propaganda and pig poop balls is hilarious but will pretty quickly get you banned and if enough of us do it defederated.”
  • “The West’s role in the world, through organizations such as NATO, the IMF, and the World Bank - among many others - are deeply harmful to the billions of people living both inside and outside of their imperial core.”
  • “These organizations constitute the modern imperial order, with the United States at its heart - we are not fooled by the term “rules-based international order.” It is in the Left’s interest for these organizations to be demolished. When and how this will occur, and what precisely comes after, is the cause of great debate and discussion on this site, but it is necessary for a better world.”

The rhetoric and goal of Hexbar are clear based on their announcement: to “dismantle western propaganda” and "demolish organizations such as NATO” shows that Hexbar has no intention of "respecting the rules of the community instance in which they are posting/commenting.” It’s to push their beliefs and ideology.

In addition, several comments from a Hexbear admin, demonstrate that instance rules will not be respected.

Here are some examples:

“I can assure you there will be no lemmygrad brigades, that energy would be better funneled into the current war against liberalism on the wider fediverse.”

“All loyal, honest, active and upright Communists must unite to oppose the liberal tendencies shown by certain people among us, and set them on the right path. This is one of the tasks on our ideological front.”

Overall community comments:

To clarify, for those who have inquired about why Hexbear versus Lemmygrad, it should be noted that we are currently exploring the possibility of defederating from Lemmygrad as well based on similar comments Hexbear has made.

Defederation should only be considered as a last resort. However, based on their comments and behavior, no positive outcomes can be expected.

We made the decision to preemptively defederate from Hexbear for these reasons. While we understand that not everyone may agree with our decision, we believe it is important to prioritize the best interests of our community.

  • Move to lemm.ee@lemmy.world
    4016·
    1 year ago

    Every fucking “social security” that exists in the western world was achieved by those of us that wave the red flag ffs. 5 day week? Socialists. Most of your holidays? Socialists. Worker protections? Socialists. The length of your work day? Socialists. Healthcare? Socialists. Eliminating child labour? Socialists. The list goes on and on and on.

    And inclusiveness? How the fuck do you work out that the only lemmy that has visible pronouns is not inclusive? 20-30% of the userbase is trans ffs. It’s MORE inclusive that this instance which has left transphobic and hateful posts up for many hours at a time on occasion. The post that looked like a relic from r/fatpeoplehate was up for 12 hours before it got taken down.

    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
      222·
      1 year ago

      A prominent example you left out: American politicians and the billionaire-owned media don’t like when someone brings it up, but the man who more than anyone else has been hailed by the establishment as the embodiment of peaceful struggle for civil rights, Martin Luther King Jr, was a pro-union socialist and would have been as disgusted by the neoliberal hypocrites in charge of the Dems as the blatant racists of the far right

    • BelieveRevolt@lemmy.world
      151·
      1 year ago

      There’s a user down in the comments with a history of transphobic garbage bragging about not having been banned yet. Liberal inclusivity.

      • Move to lemm.ee@lemmy.world
        153·
        1 year ago

        Which union movements led to the implementation of those policies and who were the prominent leaders of the unions in those movements? Maybe look into whose blood was spilled in the streets fighting for it too.

        Linking to a wikipedia page and vaguely gesturing is functionally meaningless.

        Maybe look up the International Workingmen’s Association, and the 8 hour day movement, which followed the Nine Hours Movement of 1871–72. Or read a little about where the weekend comes from.

        • TheLurker@lemmy.worldEnglish
          713·
          1 year ago

          Ah yes the old catch cry of the commies, trying to paint the picture that labour unions are synonymous with communists parties.

          Yes, UNIONIST, not fucking communists fought and died for workers rights. You lot just latched on to it like a fucking parasites you are so you could bolster your image.

          Here is how your glorious fathers of communism “supported” trade unions. Spoiler Alert, they didn’t.

          https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_unions_in_the_Soviet_Union#:~:text=The trade union system in,4 to 5 million kolkhozniks.

          • Move to lemm.ee@lemmy.world
            101·
            1 year ago

            None of those unions had liberal or conservative leaders numbnuts. They were built by socialists, just like all the new unions you’re seeing pop up today. The Amazon union? Chris Smalls? They read lenin mate.

            • TheLurker@lemmy.worldEnglish
              29·
              1 year ago

              Oh really, of course you can provide evidence for this bold claim right? Oh wait, absolutely you cannot because it is a ridiculous statement which is clearly untrue.

              Your whole premise is that communism is good and capitalism is bad. As if the world is that black and white. You sound like a first year political science student who just got done reading Manifest der Kommunistischen.

              • Move to lemm.ee@lemmy.world
                71·
                1 year ago

                I know because I personally spoke to him when he came over to the UK to help with some strike action that was happening here, Coventry if I recall correctly? But I guess you want video or some shit? Hasan and Chris Smalls quoting and big-ing up Lenin on stage?

                Your whole premise is that communism is good and capitalism is bad. As if the world is that black and white. You sound like a first year political science student who just got done reading Manifest der Kommunistischen.

                Yes. Communism is good and capitalism is bad. All of human history shows revolutions caused by class struggle drive forward human progress from one stage of society to the next. Communism will win. It is inevitable. No matter how many of us that you kill off.

                • TheLurker@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  23·
                  1 year ago

                  See that is how little you know. No form of government is inherently good or bad, it is how it is run.

                  The fact that you won’t move to any of the communist “workers paradise” countries is the proof that you lack conviction in your beliefs. You are a hypocrite.

          • mimichuu_@lemm.ee
            7·
            1 year ago

            Labour unions are not the same as a communist party or vanguard but to claim they’re not mostly organized and consisting of socialists is just immensely naive and stupid.

            • TheLurker@lemmy.worldEnglish
              14·
              1 year ago

              Mostly is not ALL as was the previous claim, and I’ll bet most of you don’t work, let alone done manual Labor or been in a union. So in reality you have no fucking clue what you are talking about.

              • mimichuu_@lemm.ee
                11·
                1 year ago

                You know, as a general internet arguing advice, when you have no points to make anymore, and the response you write to the other person is literally just a bunch of insults, it’s probably better to just disengage.

          • Tabitha@fediverse.booEnglish
            42·
            1 year ago

            You know you’re really arguing with an intellectual heavyweight when they keep quoting Wikipedia

            • TheLurker@lemmy.worldEnglish
              24·
              1 year ago

              Wow great counter argument you really came with some quality material there.

              At least I provide a source. You lot just use “trust me brah, I smoke a lot of weed”. Which is not surprising as you lot are all such massive cliches. Whining about the “corrupt capitalist pigs”, as you activatly participate in it. Bitching about the evils of consumerism as you down your third from Starbuck mociato, shopping on Amazon for the latest iPhone.