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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/40188039
Left-wing extremists have been showing “substantial activity on Lemmygrad.ml” with an accompanying increase in toxicity, a new joint study published by Binghamton University and Cyprus University of Technology on Arxiv says.
The researchers also identified posts that support authoritarian regimes, endorse the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and feature anti-Zionist and antisemitic content.
“Overall, our findings contribute to a more nuanced understanding of political extremism within decentralized social networks and emphasize the necessity of analyzing both ends of the political spectrum in research,” the researchers conclude.
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Users on Lemmygrad.ml frequently discuss […] China and North Korea, with many posts expressing support for them.
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Discussions [on Lemmygrad.ml] on the Israel-Palestine conflict primarily criticize Israel. While many posts condemn antisemitism, [the authors] also encounter numerous posts that extend beyond criticizing Israel, displaying anti-Zionism and even antisemitism.
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[The study] results show that users of Lemmygrad.ml frequently share posts that support authoritarian regimes, as seen in their support for China, North Korea, and Russia. Moreover, their support can extend beyond backing these authoritarian regimes, even cheering on their violent actions, as evidenced by their posts on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Additionally, we observe anti-Zionist and antisemitic behaviors, which show similarities to right-wing extremism.
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Our analysis suggests a concerning endorsement of authoritarian actions and extremist rhetoric on Lemmygrad.ml, further indicating that left-wing extremist communities on decentralized platforms should receive more attention from the academic community.
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I hate anyone that calls Marxist/Lenninists “left wing” with a straight face…
If we’re only going to care about a single axis, making it “economic” already makes zero sense, but Marxists/Leninists lie about that. The USSR was controlled by a small group of ultra wealthy party members, that’s not fucking communism.
If we’re only going to care about one axis, it’s freedom on the left, and authoritarianism on the right.
And Lenin was as far right as he thought he could get away with.
This is incorrect, both regarding the political structure of the USSR, and regarding the left/right divide.
For starters, the USSR had strong localized democracy. It was also a planned economy, as is the basis of the Marxist conception of socialism. Workers formed soviets, or worker’s councils, and these laddered up from the local level all the way up to the supreme soviet. In this manner, production was collectivized and run along a common plan. Those at the top of society were on average 10 times wealthier than those on the bottom, as compared to hundreds to millions range for feudalism and capitalism.
Secondly, the left/right divide is about social relations to the means of production. Leftism is generally about collectivized ownership and production, and rightism is about private ownership. The USSR was a publicly owned and run economy, and while it certainly had flaws and struggles, was unquestionably on the left. An example of a right-wing economy with a small, priveledged elite would be the US, or the Republic of Korea, under the control of the chaebol.
Overall, Marxism-Leninism is the most widely adopted and successful tendency within Marxism, and Marxism itself is one of the two largest umbrellas in leftism, the other being anarchism.
Plus the methodology is rubbish and conflates antizionism with antisemitism, and look who funded it. This is the epitome of confirmation bias and the study authors and peer reviewers should be censured, at the very least.
Absolutely, it’s produced by INFOWARS writers. Deeply unserious.
Omg 🤣🤣🤣
On this we agree.
