IT'S VEGANUARY !!

:vegan-edge: :vegan-edge: :vegan-edge: :vegan-edge: :vegan-edge: :vegan-edge: :vegan-edge:

the best time of year to start giving a shit about non-human animals

"Veganism is a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude—as far as is possible and practicable—all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose; and by extension, promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of animals, humans and the environment."

🐮 Cows deserve to live their full lifespan

🐷 Pigs deserve a life free from exploitation

🐔 Chickens deserve a life free from genetic manipulation

If you've got any basic questions or concerns about veganism, !vegan@hexbear.net has a megathread devoted to that sort of discussion!

Liberation for all animals!

The State and Revolution

:lenin-shining: :unity: :kropotkin-shining:

The Conquest of Bread

AMAC and ACAB, sort by new

Yesterday’s megathread

Follow the ChapoChat twitter account :comrade-birdie:

THEORY; it’s good for what ails you (all kinds of tendencies inside!)

COMMUNITY CALENDAR - AN EXPERIMENT IN PROMOTING USER ORGANIZING EFFORTS

Join the fresh and beautiful batch of new comms:

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*like @glimmer_twin says, https://veganuary.com for recipes and guides for how to try it out!

        • the_river_cass [she/her]
          ·
          4 years ago

          Online sectarianism reeks of the person being a child who has internalized their chosen leftist tendency as an extension of their identity like it’s their fucking hogwarts house or starter pokemon.

          this is exactly it. we cultivate identities around different leftist aesthetics and then are surprised when little actual praxis gets done. even where there aren't corporations pushing branding on us, we invent the same stupid bullshit. we should argue about theory but if you can't put that away to work with people who mostly agree with you, I'm sorry but liberalism is still eating your mind.

          you don't need to agree with someone 100% to work with them and you don't even need to like them. this is a project to build political power, not to validate you on how right and smart you are. and if this is just about arguing with people online to you... ugh, put up and do the damn work or stfu and go away.

        • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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          4 years ago

          ML Bulbasaur can TANK the game solo but it's grindy near the midway point and not that fun

          Anarchist Squirtle does good until he's up against Lt Surge (a metaphor for military imperialism obv)

          Posadist Charmander needs outside assistance to get anywhere

          Pikachu is a cop.

          • anthm17 [he/him]
            ·
            4 years ago

            In my yellow run I replaced Pikachu with Jolteon because pikachu sucks.

            • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
              ·
              4 years ago

              Based lightning doggo. Always hated how Flareon is basically useless cause they're adorable and fluffy.

                • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
                  ·
                  4 years ago

                  If they could let me play Pokemon with the tuff bois and Nintendogs with whatever cute ones i catch, I might think of playing a pokemon game.

      • cracksmoke2020 [none/use name]
        ·
        4 years ago

        These people are literally no different than the 4chan fascists in archetype, they just have a better ideology they're being edgy about.

        Alienated young people get into all sorts of shit just to feel as if they're special in this world and it's clear that's what the above is. It's kinda why it bothers me when people shit on DSA and what not because they're at least doing something in the areas they operate and they say, actively damaging other left orgs at the current moment.

    • SonKyousanJoui [he/him]
      ·
      4 years ago

      I remember seeing people like that back on the subreddit too. Always made me wonder if they're trying to create division or what

      • crispyhexagon [none/use name]
        ·
        4 years ago

        are the people saying clearly divisive things trying to create division? the answer may shock you!

        anyone saying anarchists should be killed is not a marxist at all. a marxist-leninist utopia is an anarchist utopia, as the eventual goal is the withering of the state until such time as there are no states at all.

        the disagreement is wholly in the action of here and now, not in the ideal, and anyone saying otherwise fundamentally misunderstands the point of marxist revolution.

        • cracksmoke2020 [none/use name]
          ·
          4 years ago

          Yeah MLs and anarchists generally speaking are comparable in difference to that of neocons and neolibs. They want the same thing, but have a different path of how to get there. And just like neocons, MLs have evidence that their actions actually can be successful over the medium term.