Many people on lemmy.ml deeply respect and admire authoritarian governments and organizations.
Iran, China, North Korea, Soviet Union…
The West has many flaws. But our flaws are nothing compared to these guys.
Iran hangs homosexuals. Iran shot 30,000 people in less than than 2 weeks. The Soviet Union had to build a fucking Iron wall to prevent people from escaping. The Soviets lied about the Chernobyl nuclear explosion. China censors the internet. China wants to eliminate Islam. North Korea is a totalitarian hellscape. Watching anime is a crime.
Why is lemmy.ml so fascinated with authoritarians?
If this was the essence of what it is to be a .ml user then I’d be best buds with them. But the reality is in the overwhelming majority of interactions I’ve had with them, they’ve been rude, ignorant, and proud of it. I get the same vibes I get when dealing with a MAGAt. This has happened frequently enough for me to form a generalized opinion of its userbase.
I guess if they don’t want those labels, which apparently much of Lemmy is now bestowing upon them, then they need to change the way they behave.
I can’t say I’ve had the same experience as you, but looking at your removed comments in the modlog I think I can tell why.