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?
Doesn’t answer the question, and makes up something they thought the other person said. 🙄
To see where we’re all standing, I agree that my comment doesn’t answer the question.
Here’s my answer: I do not identify myself with the characterization of .ML as mindlessly supporting States that are not democratic. Instead, I (a member of .ml) fundamentally believe in the creation of human capabilities for humans to be free to choose how to live their life.
Some of the ways we build capabilities in humans are well understood: clean water, access to preventive medicine, access to education, access to networks like cosmopolitan cities or the internet.
I don’t assume the world is linear and teleological. Therefore, I don’t assume human development has to happen a certain, pre-specified, linear way. Instead, I assume the world is complex. Therefore, we need to constantly probe the world and ask “How do we get more capability-bolstering and less capability-undermining?”
If you want to label me, I think complexity science-aware and human development proponent fits.
As to making up what another person said, I’m not really following. Could you specify what you mean? The other person said they blocked my instance, and I played with that implication. I guess I missed something, but I can’t really see it.
I’m going to give you an honest and in no way meant to be demeaning answer, because you helped start that by giving me the same even though I rightly didn’t deserve it because my first comment to you was in fact demeaning.
That being said, where did op say they blocked your instance?
It’s alright.
I think I see where the confusion started.
I was referring to @CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de’s comment (where they say “I’ve blocked that instance.”) and you were referring to OP (who hasn’t said they blocked .ml).
Does that sound right?
Yes, but the comment of yours that I’m responding to is a top level one meaning you were replying to op directly.