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• @Saymaz@lemmygrad.ml 2026-06-12 16:10

  We tried the wall of text. They weren’t a fan of it.

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• @restless@hexbear.net 2026-06-13 00:58

  A successful meme is generally short and punchy. Most theory is pretty specific and nuanced. We have images with punchy quotes from prominent leftist, socialist, communist, what-have-you theorists or political leaders from the past 100+ years and they almost always end up pulling reactionary pushback in the comments. A political position loses something when distilled down to like 3 sentences and a name with a less than absolutely perfect history to pick at. There is also the fact that moneyed interests can literally just pay propaganda mills to push reactionary talking points and memes for them, such that they outnumber a leftist position 100:1. Slopaganda doesn’t have to be good, it just has to soothe already reactionary sentiment just enough keep people with those views complacent. It’s a very hostile environment especially when the current day Internet allows (and often directly facilitates) people with different beliefs to filter into their respective echo chambers. I’m not immune here or some exception; I don’t particularly enjoy hanging out with bigots or chuds, so often don’t go out of my way to sow seeds unless I get the opportunity to speak with someone who’s not outright hostile to my ideas 1 on 1.

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