Short answer: Because certain instances here on lemmy are known as the tankie-triad who support Russia solely because they’re opposed to the western world. Therefore Russia can do no wrong. It would’ve had the same result if you’d been critical of China.

EDIT: Oh, subreddits… well, tankies exist outside of lemmy too.

It’s incredibly common tankie propaganda to depict Russia as somehow returning to, and defending, a modern form of socialism. Which many tankies eat up eagerly since the modern Russian state descends from the Soviet one, and Russia was (up until 2 months ago) the largest enemy of western capitalist/liberal democracies.

Maybe those subs have rules or guidelines that the conversation should be more about philosophy than current events. If you go into an sub dedicated to cars and keep posting things about Pokemon, then it would be irrelevant to the sub. Maybe your posts are against Russians in general, rather than a fascist regime, in which case not all Americans support Trump either. You should bring receipts so people can make a fair assessment.

How do you keep finding yourself on submarines? I’ve been around for a long time, and I’ve never been on a sub. I’ve never even been close enough to ask one about its ideology. Multiple subs? Damn.

I’ve had that same question all my life. It’s as if so many of them are still under the impression that Russia is communist somehow.

Calling a tankie a socialist is similar to calling a capitalist parasite a philanthropist

Getting banned from tankie subs is a badge of honour. It means you aren’t an irredeemable piece of shit.

you’ll probably find you have more in common with Anarchist subs.

Not having seen what you posted, and assuming there’s not purposeful censorship involved, I can only offer this bit of advice.

How you say a thing matters as much as what thing you are saying.

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