(CW- homophobic comments) My source for the translation: https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineRussiaReport/comments/1dbc6m6/ua_pov_tcc_officers_crash_gay_pride_parade_in/
(CW- probably even more homophobic if you translate the comments. The only two reply emojis used are 😄 and 👍) Original facebook post in Ukrainian: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=509289528088260&set=a.291441629873052
Bastion of democracy and liberal values
You did warn us about the comments and I was still disheartened reading them…
Good ole
. /r/UkraineRussiaReport is a mixed bag ideologically. It’s the most neutral of the subreddits covering the war and there’s generally a leftist anti-imperialist/anti-NATO perspective doing well in the comments. But reddit in general is such a reactionary place that you get shit like this in a place that isn’t explicitly leftist.
Yeah, I was honestly surprised to see people with “Pro Russia*” next to their user being responded to with a lack of vitriol. Really sucks to see the LGBTQ+ community (and other minorities mentioned by commenters) catching strays…
The user tags can be misleading and used ironically, especially when there’s an asterisk where they’re signalling support for the country and not its leadership, but it’s generally the only place where NAFO sadists can’t trumpet the war. When combat footage is posted the dominant message is “this is a pointless waste of life” no matter who is dying, with a realistic outlook on Ukrainian prospects and critical perspective toward both leaders. It has a higher volume of posts than here and I like to follow all aspects of the war, but it really shows why Lemmy is inherently better.
As in "we can at least have two instances free of nafobots? Because they are everywhere else on lemmy.
I don’t believe Reddit’s reactionary culture is natural. Board members being on the Atlantic council for example can influence the zeitgeist there. I don’t see how Lemmy could be somehow immune to such influence steering.