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Not possible. However, progressive erosion of authority is essential. So many MLs here like to defend authoritarianism by their favorite parties in situations where it went against the publicly believed goals of the revolution(s).

"Red bourgeoisie are better than blue bourgeoisie" is contradictory with the goal of achieving a stateless, classless society.

Existence of authority is a direct contradiction of freedom. So anything except for total anarchy = not complete freedom.

That being said, complete anarchy is akin to machine with 100% efficiency. Amazing, but very difficult (almost impossible) to make. So do I believe that we must start by blowing up all forms of authority on day one? No. Many anarchists that I've met believe this. Most I've met reject the idea of democracy (again, because it's the majority "ruling" over the minority). This is why I won't call myself an anarchist.

I don't associate with any leftist subgroups enough that I would want to associate with them. Sure, I feel ideologically closer to some than others, but again, not enough to consider myself part of them. This is the explanation for my usage of the broad term "leftist".

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Also, i was responding to the comment above, attempting to mirror their comment to convey my message. The above commentator was very likely a ML. I've observed these folk on Lemmy to have a habit of criticising imperialism, greed, warmongering and so on when the countries they hate do it, but absolutely cheering it on when the reds do it. It's really annoying, that's all.

And surely no "leftist" is going to get incredibly mad when I say:

"Authority breeds violence. Death to all authority, states being the best example of them. Death to states, of which the US is the most powerful and most destructive."

I'm sure no "leftist" is instead going to propose creation of a "leftist state", employ exsoldiers of the previous capitalist state and then justify war crimes by those soldiers under the name of "liberation".

It's so funny how gullible the working class are everywhere, including here on Lemmy. "Oooh, bring the colonists and the evil imperial core to justice".

Nations are fake divisions which are a product of the ruling class's efforts to keep the working class divided and fixated on each other instead of them.

I've witnessed this west-hating first hand. I grew up in India. This was the Indian ruling class's favorite tactic: "why are we so poor?" "Oh the Brits looted us"

"Why is our infrastructure crumbling, why is our education system so horrible, why do we not have access to any meaningful healthcare?" "Oh the Brits looted us. Oh also, did you know the Muslims are evil too?"

Don't get me wrong. I'm not defending the actions of the western STATES today and in the past. But it is important that we as leftists realize that these states ARE NOT the working class in these countries.

Saying "America bad" makes the Macdonalds worker on minimum wage come out to defend the American state. This is contrary to our goals of a stateless, classless society. By doing this, we become a part of the lie of nations spread by the ruling class.

We should understand who the bad guys are. It's not the unionized electrician who voted for Trump. It is the Trump propagandist who was successful at their propaganda campaign of getting Trump elected. Yes, voting for Trump was stupid. But a stupid person is not always an evil person.

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So again, let me reiterate this, cuz I've a feeling the message won't go through correctly.

FUCK ALL STATES. Fuck the western states who were successful at being evil. Fuck the remaining states who were not successful at being evil. Fuck colonialism and imperialism.

BUT it is against our goals of creating a stateless and classless society if we attack the people who identify as a certain nationality. Nationalities are a lie. Recognition of nationalities entraps us in the lies of the ruling class.

When someone in leftists circles says, "Fuck the US", it is assumed that the statement is directed at the US ruling class and the state. But for a fellow worker who is not into leftist politics, this feels like an attack on THEM, which is not true.

Adopting messaging against the ruling class specifically is extremely important.

Least favorite: Never had one in Canada, but the Taco Bells in India were at a premium price point for some weird reason. Was the food premium? No. Quite the opposite actually. Alongside this, definitely Tim Hortons. Fuck that place. So so unsanitary. Coffee is burnt, tea is bitter, their Boston creams taste like sugary snot packed in a sugar bomb dough... I have no idea why people get stuff from Tim's.

Most favorite: Calgary coop's non packaged food or whatever it's called. Their bakery produces DELICIOUS stuff. Very slightly more expensive than Tim's, but their Boston creams are so so good. Less sweet AND THEY HAVE SOME FLAVOR. Their muffins and fritters are massive (and delicious).

Coop gas bars are severely underrated too. They sell French vanillas (and other such sweet drinks like hazelnut lattes or whatever) there too! Cheaper than Tim's, bigger portion sizes. They have coffee and tea too, but I've never tasted it. Oh yes, they have slushies too! Again, massive portion sizes, cheaper than Tim's.

There's also the added advantage that coop is a consumer coop, so it's closer to market socialism than the other options ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

Not a science meme. Dear American liberals of the internet,

Please stop bringing bringing your politics in places it shouldn't be in. We know your country sucks. Can we please just be autistic and enjoy our science memes?

The presence of the minions itself. When it is known that:

• people roll their eyes at memes involving them, especially here.
• they generally add nothing to the meme
• used by boomers a lot on Facebook

For me, here's what I was thinking when I saw this meme:

• wholesome-ish meme
• minions? Ew. What was the choice behind using them?
• the community is Lemmy shitpost?
• oh LMFAO it's a nod at Facebook memes.
• funny.

Humor is subjective, and it's ok if you don't find a joke funny ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

That's the joke. This meme is making fun of Facebook memes shared by moms. If this satire angle didn't exist, it would probably be posted in some wholesome memes community.