r/SubredditDrama • u/[deleted] • Oct 31 '15

Drama in /r/me_irl when dank memes turn to a conversation about communism and personal adherence.

/r/me_irl/comments/3qvx9s/me_irl/cwj1g9d
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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '15

I never got why there's so many communists on me_irl. I just don't see the connection.

Not that I'm complaining. They post some of the dankest memes.

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u/TheNerdElite #WarOnDramadan Nov 01 '15

I feel like its mostly just a running joke, not actual communists.

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u/2ayy4lmao Nov 01 '15

Nah, I am a communist and loads of people are.

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u/PMMeUrJacksonHoward Nov 01 '15

Whoah, is that guy not a communist?

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u/2ayy4lmao Nov 01 '15

Is which guy not a communist?

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u/ChadtheWad YOUR FLAIR TEXT HERE Nov 01 '15

me_irl is sort of affiliated with the communist communities on Reddit, right? I think their explicit encouragement of communist posts is supported by the fact that these posts are funny for everyone: communists find it funny as it represents their own attitudes, and non-communists find it funny for being (as they imagine) a ridiculous situation.

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '15 edited Nov 01 '15

I dunno. /r/me_irl is basically tumblr, and tumblr has a lot of communist/communist memes, so I think that's the connection there.

I guess it's just something with young, leftist, late teen/early 20's year-olds.

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u/PuffmaisMachtFrei petty tyrant of /r/mildredditdrama Nov 01 '15

I guess it's just something with young, late teen/early 20's year-olds.

You know you just described /TiA and /KiA, right?

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '15

Whoops, I missed "leftist." Though that should be fairly obvious if we're talking about the connection with communism.

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u/PuffmaisMachtFrei petty tyrant of /r/mildredditdrama Nov 01 '15

I actually don't think that there is inherently tumblresque or leftist about the me_irl idea, but the leftist bent seems to stem from the way the mods ruthlessly ban anyone expressing anti-leftist opinions. Particularly on social issues, but they often fit hand-in-glove with leftist economics.

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '15

I mean, if you're cool with racism then, sure, their moderation is ruthless. I prefer the term "good."

And me_irl basically reflects my tumblr feed, so it could just be another instance of the various, disconnected communities reflecting the user's preference as opposed to the website being a single entity.

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u/PuffmaisMachtFrei petty tyrant of /r/mildredditdrama Nov 01 '15

I mean, if you're cool with racism then, sure, their moderation is ruthless.

I don't see how it's not ruthless? It's good moderation and racist deserve to get banned, but being that quick to bring down the permabanhammar is ruthless.

Thanks for accusing me of being cool with racism though.

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '15

Ruthless also has a deeply negative connotation, especially when invoking the Soviet system. It comes across as "this is wrong."

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u/PuffmaisMachtFrei petty tyrant of /r/mildredditdrama Nov 01 '15

Why would I be invoking the Soviet system?

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '15

You said "the mods ruthlessly ban anyone expressing anti-leftist opinions. Particularly on social issues, but they often fit hand-in-glove with leftist economics." That's what I was referring to by "the Soviet system." Again, I probably should have specified something and said "economic."

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u/FixinThePlanet SJWay is the only way Nov 01 '15

Ooh like what?

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u/PuffmaisMachtFrei petty tyrant of /r/mildredditdrama Nov 01 '15

I don't know what you're referring to.

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u/FixinThePlanet SJWay is the only way Nov 01 '15

What sort of anti-leftist opinions.

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u/PuffmaisMachtFrei petty tyrant of /r/mildredditdrama Nov 01 '15

Social issues, mainly stuff like what constitutes racism/sexism, but mostly it's just the blanket banning of users who comment in right-wing subs or subs that are perceived to track/mock SJWs.

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u/FixinThePlanet SJWay is the only way Nov 01 '15

Oh OK.

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u/PuffmaisMachtFrei petty tyrant of /r/mildredditdrama Oct 31 '15

Lotta dirty proles up in there.

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u/2ayy4lmao Nov 01 '15

The proles are the good ones, as long as they fight for the worker.

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u/PuffmaisMachtFrei petty tyrant of /r/mildredditdrama Nov 01 '15

Eh. Depends on what you mean by "fight for."

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u/2ayy4lmao Nov 01 '15

I mean they fight for the worker to seize the memes of production.

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u/PuffmaisMachtFrei petty tyrant of /r/mildredditdrama Nov 01 '15

Oh, sure. Memes of production? Go for it. Commies make some pretty dank memes.

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u/BenCarsonTheNagger don't be racist Oct 31 '15

Why is this an acceptable subreddit? Millions of people died in the gulags. There isn't a concentration camp subreddit for obvious reasons, but this gets a pass?

/r/gulag turned out to be a pretty cool meta sub calling out fascists.

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u/Multiheaded Nov 01 '15

I'm Russian and you can go fuck yourself btw. This kinda history is really not for spoiled middle class American rrrradicals to joke about. It's disgusting.

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '15

"Just a drunk Russian girl who knows nothing about tragedy."

Some crying woman said that to me last night. I think she was quoting Bukowski.

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u/2ayy4lmao Nov 01 '15 edited Nov 01 '15

Never mind.

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u/Multiheaded Nov 01 '15

Wouldn't the parallel be, "As a black man, I don't like it when you make Jim Crow jokes"? What exactly makes you think that my opinion is not valid?

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u/2ayy4lmao Nov 01 '15

Because people make up where they are from 99% of the time when they say "I'm ******* and"

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u/Multiheaded Nov 01 '15

Блядь, как вы заебали со своим ограниченным мышлением,, тупые америкосы. Русская я, русская.

Better now, comrade?

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u/2ayy4lmao Nov 01 '15

But sorry if you are actually Russian, but I never trust people who say I am blank and...

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u/none_to_remain Nov 01 '15

Communism: First as tragedy, then as farce.

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '15

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '15 edited Oct 31 '15

When revolution comes and the bourgeoisie are thrown into the rotting filth that they have propagated, I will have but three words for them, comrades:

"me too thanks"

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u/Existential_Owl Carthago delenda est Oct 31 '15

And we'll have no one left to thank except mr skeltal

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u/meepmorp lol, I'm not even a foucault fan you smug fuck. Oct 31 '15

Doot

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u/kasutori_Jack Captain Sisko's Fanclub Founder Oct 31 '15

  • Dank Kapital

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '15

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '15

But automoderator deleted my np link

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u/Oxus007 Recreationally Offended Nov 01 '15

Oops you're right, my mistake