original post in: https://lemmy.world/post/23364294

You know, i do actually very often concur with these kinds of content, like the ones saying billionaires are leaches on society and governments are often used as a weapon to protect the ruling classes.

But man… when i come to lemmy i kinda want to only see memes, and funny stuff… even communities that are not niches to political content get political way too often. Like gotdammit, when i get to c/comics i just want to see funny drawings, i’m way too tired to want to see your lame class war comic…

Is that a feeling i’m the only one feeling?

edit: i think what makes it worse is that very often they’re not even funny, just literal propaganda, “good guy propaganda”, maybe, but still propaganda

edit n2: edited title and body slightly to be “open ended” on mod’s request

  • Donebrach@lemmy.world
    132·
    6 days ago

    People who complain about content on lemmy should probably just look for different communities. Or maybe not be psychotic right-wingers looking for 8chan edgelord content.

  • Free_Opinions@feddit.uk
    161·
    6 days ago

    The amount of hate I get every time when I call out political opinions posted as “memes” is incredible. Every time it’s either some mental gymnastics about how it actually counts as meme or alternatively ad-hominem accusations about my underlaying motives of only calling out left-wing political memes and never right-wing ones (I wonder why).

    The truth is that my feed is almost exclusively politics despite me blocking every single political instance other than the ones for general news. I bet there’s even a community dedicated to political memes but no. Some people absolutely have to inject their political views everywhere.

    • gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      1·
      5 days ago

      The amount of hate I get every time when I call out political opinions posted as “memes” is incredible.

      Just gonna leave out the detail that you go to communities that are about the content you’re seeing to complain about said content?

      mental gymnastics about how it actually counts as meme

      Still too stubborn to just admit you don’t know what a meme is I see

  • insomnia@lemmy.ml
    181·
    6 days ago

    My opinion:

    I just wish someone would stop with all those leftist memes like ‘future of humanity under socialism vs. capitalism’ because it’s just, in a crude manner, cringe. They’re not very unique, and fail to underline even the basic differences between the two ideologies.

    Capitalism is not understood by everyone here, and I feel like those making this stuff are extremely young, have yet to understand what the world offers.

    It’s clear that socialism does have its merits but making memes simply mocking capitalism without showing crude memes… not worth it.

    I just downvote those kind of posts, they’re awfully low quality and low effort.

    • belastend@slrpnk.net
      81·
      6 days ago

      What annoys me is the assumption that socialism or communism would fix all of our problems and noone would ever do or feel something bad again.

  • socsa@piefed.socialEnglish
    16·
    6 days ago

    I don’t mind edgy leftist memes, I just get annoyed at how overconfident MLs in particular are about their broader grasp of political philosophy.

    • meyotch@slrpnk.net
      6·
      6 days ago

      I love it when they try to give me reading assignments. I was there when the deep magic was written, freshman!

      • socsa@piefed.socialEnglish
        3·
        6 days ago

        In 99% of the cases they haven’t even read beyond the Wikipedia summary anyway, in my experience.

        • QuarterSwede@lemmy.world
          3·
          6 days ago

          You’re lucky if they get that far. I’ve had people argue over facts that were easily verifiable by multiple sources. I’m too old to do their research for them.

  • yesman@lemmy.world
    3314·
    6 days ago

    Posts complaining about “politics” and “propaganda” are invariably made by people who want to see those things, just the kind aligned with their politics.

    I think the first time I saw this meme format was around 2002-2004. And I’ve seen it 10,000 times since then. And if OP is posting this in good faith, this will be the first time.

    And BTW, there is no such thing as a space without propaganda or politics. Only spaces where the politics and propaganda are homestyle and cozy.

    • richardisaguy@lemmy.worldOP
      254·
      6 days ago

      I really mean it, this is “my kind” of propaganda. I’m just way too over-saturated with this stuff. Like it’s nice having a space to talk about that, but when we get to the point where “jokes” are just politics without any punchline i think the “jokes” become a bit pointless

      • EleventhHour@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1015·
        6 days ago

        It sounds like it’s time for you to take a break. Not for everyone else to alter their behavior to suit your desires.

        • richardisaguy@lemmy.worldOP
          164·
          6 days ago

          Yeah, this is true, but that’s why this post is not on c/lemmysucks or something like that, the point of this post is just to see if other people share this opinion with me. This does not bring me rage or anything like that.

          We are all fragile human creatures that share a sense of community and shared values, relatability is hardcoded on us, can’t i be human too ay?

          • Chapelgentry@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
            10·
            6 days ago

            Don’t worry about EleventhHour. They live to argue with anyone over stupid things. They’re trolling just to get a rise out of you.

          • EleventhHour@lemmy.worldEnglish
            314·
            6 days ago

            Seemingly, you do not share the same values we do. You want us all to change just to suit your individual caprice. Most people here will find that request preposterous.

            You don’t like a post, download it and move on. Lemmy and its communities aren’t going to reshape themselves just for you.

            • richardisaguy@lemmy.worldOP
              81·
              6 days ago

              What, no, of course not. i don’t want to reshape lemmy, lemmy is great the way it is. Don’t be silly

              • EleventhHour@lemmy.worldEnglish
                212·
                6 days ago

                Lemmy is doing so great? Then what is this entire post complaining about?

                You talk out of both sides of your mouth.

                • richardisaguy@lemmy.worldOP
                  53·
                  6 days ago

                  Like i really do enjoy lemmy, people here are lovely. It’s just that people should stop pretending to tell jokes, when they aren’t. We can talk talk about issues, we don’t need jokes without punchlines to express ourselves, we have discussions and spaces for that

    • abbotsbury@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      6 days ago

      Posts complaining about “politics” and “propaganda” are invariably made by people who want to see those things, just the kind aligned with their politics.

      I disagree, IMO a lot of it is just low effort trash spammed across multiple communities, multiplying how annoying it is. It’s not that I disagree with the idea, I just think “elites bad, updoots to the left” is mind numbingly lazy.

      • QuarterSwede@lemmy.world
        1·
        6 days ago

        Totally agree. I find Lemmy more of an echo chamber than Reddit. Echo chambers are detrimental, no matter your view.

    • Kaboom@reddthat.com
      324·
      6 days ago

      Honestly, I kinda enjoy seeing the opposite side, the lefty shit

      It reminds me just how insane the left can actually get. Like y’all think taking guns is a good idea, that only the police should be armed. It’s just stupid.

      • Lumidaub@feddit.org
        5·
        6 days ago

        that only the police people with extensive, proper training and proper psychological support and a demonstrated need to carry guns should be armed

      • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
        26·
        6 days ago

        I’m quite liberal, but holy shit their views on guns are ignorant. “We only want the cops and rich people armed!” The fuck?!

        Why do they think the billionaire owned media bangs so hard against AR-15s? Ya know, the most effective antipersonnel rifle in existence? Because they know we can fight back. Remember that nutcase shooter in Maine? And not a word on the weapon used. Because it was an AR-10, and nobody knows what the fuck that is.

        If you guys think the cops are bad now, imagine if they had zero fear we could shoot back. People forget, guns are as much, or more, of a deterrence than a weapon. LOL, there was a guy in the woods last week that would have happily beat my ass if I was open carrying. He was about to choke himself trying to be civil and polite.

        Gays, blacks and women got the fucking memo, largest gun buying demographic for years. Suburban white boys haven’t figured it out yet. But they’re happy to post cute guillotine memes all day long.

        • otp@sh.itjust.works
          6·
          6 days ago

          This is a very American viewpoint. I can kinda’ understand why some people think that the solution to there being too many guns is “get more guns”, but most of the rest of the developed world thinks it’s bizarre.

          I also recall reading a study that a gun in the home is more likely to be used on someone who lives in the home than an intruder.

          Let’s be real. If the police start shooting at a civilian, good luck to the civilian who shoots back. More guns in the hands of the public is probably a big part of why American cops are so jumpy. When any interaction can turn into a shootout, and the police union will have their back no matter what they do…what do you expect to happen?

          Note that I’m not defending police (or their unions) in the slightest. What I’m defending is anti-gun rhetoric.

          (Yes, there are needs for guns. But American citizens defending themselves from police, spree shooters, and the US military is rarely more than a fantasy)

  • PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca
    3·
    4 days ago

    Sometimes I want it, sometimes I don’t.

    It’d be nice if I could collect channels into custom feeds, so I could have a separate feed for my political channels. And if those feeds could be shareable

  • OpenStars@piefed.socialEnglish
    161·
    6 days ago

    You are not the only one. I am starting to unsubscribe from communities that I feel like it is simply too much of. I get that people want it, and that’s their choice, but it’s feeling a bit overwhelming lately. I thought it might decrease after the USA election but… nope.

  • SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml
    12·
    6 days ago

    It does get very predictable and repetitive. I feel like the conversation goes the same way under each political meme.

  • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
    153·
    6 days ago

    Is that a feeling i’m the only one feeling? edit: i think what makes it worse is that very often they’re not even funny, just literal propaganda, “good guy propaganda”, maybe, but still propaganda

    I don’t think its your intention, but this kind of reads like “go be poor somewhere else”. The uptick in the messages you’re seeing are from people that are on the losing end of society, and that losing end is growing more and more all the time. So far I’m lucky (and it is just luck) to not be there, but I recognize that ignoring, or worse silencing, them is the wrong way to go.

    Their messages have value because they aren’t being heard. If that keeps up, it will mean the shredding of our society and we all lose. So in short, I’m fine with the “class war” messages as they are here against the rich establishment.

    • richardisaguy@lemmy.worldOP
      154·
      6 days ago

      I understand your view, but for a bit of context i’m poor too. I live in Brazil and my origin state the poorest in my country. The current region i live is also sometimes biased against people like me. My financial situation is also quite shit right now.

      Maybe i’m trying to be an escapist, seeing my own problems on unfunny internet comics, but say “go be poor somewhere else” really wasn’t my intention with this post.

      • granolabar@kbin.melroy.org
        13·
        6 days ago

        I have heard this sentiment before ie where people in stronger economic situations are more likely to birch endlesslly about class struggling while people beat down just need some escape.

        You ain’t wrong we all got to cope.

        The class struggle is just human condition. People have a right to cope as. They see fit.

  • cabbage@piefed.socialEnglish
    133·
    6 days ago

    I have little patience for memes, and even less so political memes. The right wing stuff is all woman hating fascists, and the left wing stuff are people who would send me to a camp or chase me out of the country for having a slight disagreement with them on my specific take on socialism.

    There’s often no room for discussion or disagreement, because “its a joke”. So at that point it’s just political brainwashing, no matter which side it is on.

    Of course, sometimes it’s fun, and sometimes it’s good. There’s a role for humour to play in highlighting injustice and systemic absurdity. I’m not completely against it. I just have little patience for for it.

    Which is why I mostly use this platform to look at pictures of owls.

    • richardisaguy@lemmy.worldOP
      3·
      6 days ago

      Which is why I mostly use this platform to look at pictures of owls.

      I don’t even know why they create other communities, does anyone even needs more than that?

      .

      /s

  • Yardy Sardley@lemmy.ca
    9·
    6 days ago

    OP be careful, you’ve inadvertently spoken the sacred incantation and summoned the dreaded political content right into this very thread!

  • tty5@lemmy.world
    2·
    5 days ago

    I’m more tired of dozens of reposts of the same porn that I can’t filter out because NSFW is a catch-all for anything 18+. I also have an issue with the quality of the said porn :-P

  • FireTower@lemmy.world
    7·
    6 days ago

    I saw a post about someone who made sliders (mini hamburgers) and everyone they’d served them to so far liked them. I wish we had more posts like that one. The problem with Lemmy is there is not enough active niche communities for peoples interests. This is one thing Reddit does much better due to the scale of the user base.

    It feels like a brief respite every time I stumble on a post like that.