Possibly, I didn't look where they're all from, nor do I know what hexbear is or why it's significant. Sounds like some kind of intra-Lemmy drama which I'm not too interested in. Just noticed a fair amount, lets say........not totally organic, seemingly agenda pushing comments.

Edit: Forget my previous comment. I now see the problem with Hexbear.

[–] Zrc@hexbear.net 95 points 2 years ago (1 children)

agenda pushing is when people have an opinion that doesn't align with my own

[–] Jesus@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (13 children)

No it's when there's mysteriously dozens of comments just magically showing up that are contrary to the vastly popular opinion on only one contentious issue, that serve the best interests of an entity with the time, resources to try to sway public opinion through fake grassroots posting. Also that entity has a fragile ego and a long history of online manipulation.......oh and also coincidentally they are all coming from the same server

[–] silent_water@hexbear.net 87 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

maaaaybe we weren't federated until this week. but nah, paid bots makes more sense. very-intelligent

[–] duderium@hexbear.net 79 points 2 years ago

“Vastly popular opinion” = I have never left my white bourgeois gated community in the sixty-five years I have dwelt upon this earth

[–] meth_dragon@hexbear.net 78 points 2 years ago (6 children)

entity with the time, resources to try to sway public opinion

why would any foreign political entity waste its valuable english proficient resources on astroturfing an online backwater filled with politically illiterate nobodies? peak liberal solipsism

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[–] brain_in_a_box@hexbear.net 67 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Again, learn what federation is, and while you're at it, learn that racist white westerners like you are not actually "the vast popular opinion". You're just used to reddit, where disagreement is suppressed, so now that you're in a space where genuine different opinion is allowed, you're desperate into paranoia.

[–] Jesus@lemm.ee -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

You're the only one who has brought up race and are speculating what mine must be. I'm not the racist one in this conversation and I'm not the reddit-y one either. I'm not a refugee, I left that shitty site years ago bot.

[–] Zrc@hexbear.net 53 points 2 years ago

bot

I ❤ dehumanizing people with different opinions

[–] brain_in_a_box@hexbear.net 41 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Then you should know how federation works. And yes, believing that only the opinion of white westerners counts makes you racist as hell.

[–] VentraSqwal@links.dartboard.social -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

There are non-white people who don't like China because of their aggression and obvious leanings towards imperialism. I've got friends and family all over Eastern Asia and their countries are constantly getting into territorial spats with China, including in Japan, the Philippines, and even communist Vietnam, not to Taiwan.

You guys just love China because they represent an alternative to the western US order. Maybe if they nationalized more industries, taxed their rich more, helped their workers with universal health care, and helped their oppressed neighbors instead of shooting at them and trying to take their territory, they would be more exciting to root for. Basically, if they were more like Cuba.

[–] brain_in_a_box@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago

Sure, their are non white people with criticisms of China, but his attitude went well beyond that; saying "the vast majority opinion" on China is the reddit propaganda line is absolutely discounting the opinion of non westerners, and I'm sorry, but that definitely comes from a place of racism.

Like, I don't 'love' China, and I agree that much of their appeal is that they're an alternative to Western hegemony. It would be great if they were more like Cuba. But I think there's a world of difference between misgivings like that, and the liberal view that China is so evil that anyone who says anything good about them is a paid bot.

[–] Outdoor_Catgirl@hexbear.net 35 points 2 years ago

Silence, drone

[–] radiofreeval@hexbear.net 31 points 2 years ago

countdown

[–] DrCrustacean@hexbear.net 26 points 2 years ago

I am a posting robot and I am hiding in your walls

[–] Faresh@lemmy.ml 61 points 2 years ago

I don't know if the server you are talking about is hexbear, but they recently federated and are one of the oldest lemmy instances. Lemmygrad also has been existing a long time before lemmy became as popular as it is today.

[–] JamesConeZone@hexbear.net 60 points 2 years ago (11 children)

Vastly popular opinion held by whom?

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[–] Zrc@hexbear.net 59 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

lol, so your issue is that people with similar opinions happen to be on the same server? truly the most obvious evidence of agenda pushing!

[–] Flaps@hexbear.net 52 points 2 years ago

Damn wish my fragile ego could manipulate you into not being such a flaming LIB

[–] ThomasMuentzner@hexbear.net 43 points 2 years ago (1 children)

we federated , so now the stupid Imperialsit lies show up in Hexbear , they obviously can not stay , whats you proplem with beeing Corrected ? Do you want to live in Lies Mr. Jesus ? Because you can not be Bothered to do a ideum of research before running wild with the Mob Mr. Jesus ? , you want to forbide our ?

You sound very Priveldged , trying to impose your ignorance on others , whos your Dad ?

[–] Jesus@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

dO yOur OwN rEseArcH

You sound just like every other idiot that says that. Trumpers, anti-vaxxers and the like. If you have to look around for yOur Own rEsEaRcH that lines up with what you want it to say, it's because it's not based in facts. You guys seem to honestly think you sound smart.......smh

[–] ThomasMuentzner@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago

also like every other Iraq war Opponents , Vietnam war opponents, Imperialism Opponents ,Julian Assage loyalist etc... dont forget them !

Do you accept "Dissent" at all ? and are you Capable of Processing new information ?

this is REALLY Taiwans Air identification Zone . it is NOT the Taiwanese Airspace , this is a Factuall basis. Please Just Process this new Information , the Article is really missleading , the babycrying will stop after a while , trust me . You are really wrong and most people can comprehend that after a while.

[–] Mindfury@hexbear.net 39 points 2 years ago

hmmm

hmmmm

hmmmmmm

[–] robot_dog_with_gun@hexbear.net 30 points 2 years ago

lol

[–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 77 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hexbear is a large, leftist instance, that just recently federated, and most of us are pro-China. We're not bots and we're not getting paid, but we're not shy about our political views. That's the reason you're suddenly seeing a bunch more comments defending China.

[–] duderium@hexbear.net 67 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Dude what are you talking about I’m paying down my mortgage with the xibux I’m getting from dunking on libs here.

[–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 54 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

You guys have been getting paid!? The whole time?? ohnoes

[–] duderium@hexbear.net 49 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I am literally swimming in oceans of renmibi right now scrooge mcduck style thanks to all the libs I have crushed at zaddie xi’s behest.

[–] Catradora_Stalinism@hexbear.net 27 points 2 years ago

Plz tell Xi I have not received my payments this month I need it for buying Estrogen please Xi

[–] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago

What the fuck did you expect? Lemmy has a Marxist Leninist developer named Dessalines. If you want, critique his ass for letting this happen...