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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/33433760

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_the_Soviet_Union

99.4% of WORKERS agree that Soviet Democracy is the freest in the world!

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[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Cowbee is one of the few accounts I've blocked not for their backwards views but for being an absolute terrible person to talk to. I made the mistake of trying to take them seriously and have a discussion, and I received a barrage of guilt trips, insults, and recommendations to "inform" myself by linking to chinese government propaganda. I was called a liberal, a fascist asset, a homophobe (in my first comment I made a joke about sucking Mao's dick, which Cowbee took as confirmation that I am a fascist liberal).

On each of my comments they replied with two or more comments twice as long and then they got pissed I didn't read them all and respond to their arguments (as if there were any).

Honestly I don't think your strategy of posting smug gotchas will work any better. just block that asshat.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Honestly I don’t think your strategy of posting smug gotchas will work any better. just block that asshat.

I mean, largely I wasn't trying to 'get through' but emphasize that his points were not the uncontested facts he was trying to portray them as to any onlookers.

[–] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

When a blank ballot is counted as being in support for the pre-selected candidate, that's when you know it's a True Democracy

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

All the good workers agree! (the bad workers go to GULAG)

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I love how they have such high standards and sophisticated critiques of western democracy (which of course I agree with) but then somehow this is what real democracy looks like lol. If you try to strike for better working conditions or higher pay you get murdered. Democracy!

In my personal opinion, the US is closer to socialism than any of these countries they lionize. And that’s a low bar.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

In my personal opinion, the US is closer to socialism than any of these countries they lionize. And that’s a low bar.

I want to disagree on pure principle, but...

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why is Cowbee tracking your Lemmy usage? That's just a weird thing to say.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

I was in a knock-down drag-out fight in another thread after being accused of harassment for the crime of [checks notes] downvoting comments I disagreed with.

Obviously, I was a bit pissed at this characterization, so I got like a fourth of the work done today that I had planned to because I was pointlessly quarreling with morons online. If Cowbee wasn't a fascist ghoul, it might be a legitimate if unwarranted concern - I phrase things strongly, because I have strong abstract positions, but rarely rise above the level of 'irritated' when arguing with people online. Mostly it's just the time burned away that's actually a loss, not any emotional distress.