Online Party Discipline? - eviltoast

Hello comrades, I read a comment on a post either on lemmygrad or hexbear talking about how most discourse happening was of poor quality and indicative of a lack of genuine leftist groups in the imperial core. Basically if there were patty’s with some teeth they would enforce party discipline and education and that would lead to higher quality discourse online.

I also read some of Lenins2ndcat’s comments which were very patient when they were interacting with users from other communities.

Is there anyway to work on like, an online party discipline? Or like having users who are very good at discussing with libs have a more concerted approach to their interactions? It really seems that much of us are often too aggressive and meme-y and as fun as that is it really isn’t productive.

I get that this isn’t how praxis or anything happens, it seems more like the way we engage could be more productive and fruitful in the long term and considerations like this might go a long way.

TL;DR Planned economy but for memeposting

  • diegeticscream[all]🔻@lemmygrad.ml
    122·
    1 year ago

    I honestly resent the amount of homework you’re trying to give me here. I did not ask to come to a TED talk, but I think it’s the perfect analogy here - empty, patronizing, and full of pomp.

    I tried to write about 14 paragraphs in an attempt to fence back, but I’ll leave it at this - I find your examination of my argument patronizing and willfully obtuse. I don’t care for your logical deconstruction because it makes for an impossible amount of text - I can’t both parry your examination of what I said and respond to your response without writing a fucking research paper.

    Your response leaves out answers to what I feel are the most important parts I had to say:

    • You are not an appropriate agent to enact change in the community.
    • You have not shown that being nicer is an effective way of creating converts.
    • You have not shown that the community’s beliefs and values fully align with your own (creating converts in the online space by talking sweetly to liberals).

    Your conclusion about scientific thinking is honestly a laugh. Where is your scientific thinking in proving your own method?

    • urshanabi [he/they]@lemmygrad.mlOP
      17·
      1 year ago

      I see. Well I’m sorry for making you feel that way. I don’t think I was being especially mean but I can say it was very cold and inaccessible and that could definitely be hurtful and inconsiderate. I still believe we are comrades and would very much not want to cause any further tension between the two of us.

      I would want to engage further but I don’t think it would be very conducive especially as you are using pejorative language and writing in a condescending manner. I do think I mentioned your first and third point, I’m only mentioning this for your interest, feel free to ignore it. I won’t be responding to any replies you make to this.