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[–] [email protected] 31 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Other than the sex crimes part, this whole screenshot reads as pretty sarcastic to me. Aren't hexbear and chapo extremely leftist? Never seen them do anything but call for punching nazis or worse

[–] [email protected] 35 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I can't tell what those guys stand for. I tried for a while and all I could come up with is that they're internet trolls who will pick a fight with anyone they can. I gave up

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago

They are little snowflakes who think it’s cool to pretend they are commies. None of them actually live in any communist countries which is why it’s confusing when one stumbles upon such a creature in the wild.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

The community is based on fandom of chapotraphouse which champions trolling liberal sensibilities.

Also IIRC Hexbear doesn't have (viewable?) downvotes and so they encourage voicing disagreements which looks and feels like dogpiling to outsiders who are used to quiet and faceless downvotes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

I suppose Hexbear might turn on the Nazis after they complete the collab against their shared enemy (classic liberals).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Yes, they're Tankies, not Nazis. Not sure what OP is about. Seems they missed the sarcasm and / or try to push an agenda.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I thought the whole sex crime thing was unsubstantiated

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago

Yes and no. Iirc there definitely was some dubious sex thing but it was probably not illegal.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Sie wollen mein Herz am rechten Fleck doch
seh ich dann nach unten weck
dann schlägt es links

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

What's wrong with Radio lmao

Seems pretty liberal to me

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

Seems pretty liberal to me

Seems like you are in agreement with their comment about that then. They aren't suggesting the claim to be liberal but aren't actually... They were providing further evidence of using that insult against them.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

That’s what they’re complaining about.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

reminds me, couple days ago a guy came to me and my friend, and said he was the drummer for rammstein, told us a whole story about the tour bus (???) and then suddenly left. Very scare.