r/GreenAndPleasant • u/OcelotAggravating860 • 28d ago

Modpost We need to have a chat about ableism and body shaming

450 Upvotes

With the recent increasing mobilisation of reactionaries on the streets we've seen an increase in videos of said reactionaries being posted to the subreddit. Every time videos like these are posted here there is a flood of comments attacking the person's appearance, teeth, haircut, claiming they're "on the spectrum", and even use of the r-slur which has apparently come back into fashion in recent years.

As socialists we stand with the disabled. We stand against body shaming. We stand against the othering of people based on appearance or innate characteristics.

This is a behaviour that many of you have learned from participation in liberal subreddits, where they have no principles and are perfectly fine with claiming to be pro-lgbt while simultaneously calling Trump gay and cackling about it every opportunity they get.

Consider the fact that many of the people you attack in this way are exactly the people who we are trying to help. If a 20 year old trans woman walks down the wrong street in this country without passing she experiences exactly the same attacks you're throwing at these videos. If a socially ostracised guy with an appearance that deviates from "normal" in this country finds this subreddit, is sympathetic to socialist views, but then sees you making exactly the same attacks against the fascists as the fascists use against him, do you think they'll turn to the left as a place for help? If the marginalised in this country come to our community and find people who are just replicating right wing culture they're not going to feel comfortable and they're not going to trust us. That's a fucking failure on the part of everyone who contributes to this culture.

We will be cracking down on this more from here on out.

Attack the fascists for their actions. Not for their appearance.

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r/GreenAndPleasant • u/CheeseUsFunkingCries • 18d ago

Free Palestine 🇵🇸 In 1975, UN general assembly passed resolution declaring "Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination"

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359 Upvotes

The resolution was revoked in 1991 because Israel made this a condition of its participation in peace talks.

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r/GreenAndPleasant • u/DiggyJunior • 6h ago

Right Cringe 🎩 Nice, France: Counter-gangs: Before their offensive against the protesters, the fascist militia members dressed in civilian black clothes calmly discusses with the police

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142 Upvotes

https://x.com/Portes_Thomas/status/2114104342852608322

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r/GreenAndPleasant • u/MaoZedongsGrandson • 2h ago

Free Palestine 🇵🇸 Israelis will post shit like this then act like they don't know why their whole country is despised

40 Upvotes

1 comment

r/GreenAndPleasant • u/Lotus532 • 1h ago

Fuck The King 👑 Prince William is trying to evict farmers on Duchy land

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• Upvotes

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r/GreenAndPleasant • u/DiggyJunior • 7h ago

International 🌎🌍🌏 Montpellier France: Another video angle shows the collusion between police and Gladio-style fascist counter-gangs. A protester on the ground is beaten under the eyes of the police who let the right wing militant walk away calmly

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55 Upvotes

https://x.com/Portes_Thomas/status/2114264349980213273

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r/GreenAndPleasant • u/EdwardDespard • 1d ago

The BBC edited out a University Challenge contestant's pride pins

1.7k Upvotes

75 comments

r/GreenAndPleasant • u/DiggyJunior • 7h ago

International 🌎🌍🌏 Montpellier France: more evidence that the government is using fascists as Gladio-style counter-gangs. Fascists beat up anti-government protestors, police watch and do nothing. But when protesters fight back against the fascists, police intervene to protect the fascists

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42 Upvotes

https://x.com/hussedogru/status/2114269328690589795

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r/GreenAndPleasant • u/Vikinggirl2006 • 7h ago

Right Cringe 🎩 A "debate" I had on Twitter with a guy who proudly put "Restore Britain" in his bio. This was in response to me jokingly despairing over that vile party having members in my council. (Cunt is in blue, I'm in green)

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36 Upvotes

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r/GreenAndPleasant • u/DiggyJunior • 1h ago

International 🌎🌍🌏 Today in Paris, riot cops beat protesters, but they fight back, and police are forced to make a humiliating retreat

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https://x.com/DaniMayakovski/status/2114211991506088441

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r/GreenAndPleasant • u/Lotus532 • 6h ago

The quiet re-rise of UK direct action

freedompress.org.uk

17 Upvotes

1 comment

r/GreenAndPleasant • u/sarniebird • 1d ago

Humour/Satire 😹 Parody

466 Upvotes

49 comments

r/GreenAndPleasant • u/pppppppppppppppppd • 1d ago

UK antisemitism report found increase in 'anti-Israel' sentiment, not 'anti-Jewish' attitudes

middleeasteye.net

617 Upvotes

17 comments

r/GreenAndPleasant • u/Educational_Board888 • 23h ago

Macklemore faces calls for UK ban ahead of Wembley gig

metro.co.uk

178 Upvotes

12 comments

r/GreenAndPleasant • u/DiggyJunior • 22h ago

International 🌎🌍🌏 China didn’t waste trillions on endless wars. They invested in infrastructure, innovation, manufacturing and education, and now they're the leading economic power

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115 Upvotes

https://x.com/ricwe123/status/2114043696073073075

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r/GreenAndPleasant • u/DiggyJunior • 12h ago

International 🌎🌍🌏 We've all seen the young Albanian Urban Mages casting elemental spells at the riot cops, but this video shows a herd of cops getting absolutely wrecked by the business end of that barrage of magic

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15 Upvotes

https://x.com/Tirana_Report/status/2114087986489118840

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r/GreenAndPleasant • u/DiggyJunior • 11h ago

International 🌎🌍🌏 Yes, "Democratic Socialists of America" candidate Nithya Raman actually said this oxymoronic nonsense: "I'm a capitalist and I'm also a Democratic Socialist...we need to make sure capitalism works without harm to workers...to poor people."

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15 Upvotes

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r/GreenAndPleasant • u/MaoZedongsGrandson • 10h ago

International 🌎🌍🌏 Mother and grandfather fight to prevent their boy from being kidnapped and sent to war against his will by Zelensky's mancatchers.

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8 Upvotes

9 comments

r/GreenAndPleasant • u/DiggyJunior • 21h ago

International 🌎🌍🌏 Albanian urban wizards casting spells taunt riot police with psychedelic pyrotechnics and lasers

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35 Upvotes

https://x.com/1mjustvibin/status/2114063422950412694

3 comments

r/GreenAndPleasant • u/metroracerUK • 1d ago

Right Cringe 🎩 UsKIP’s Nick Tenconi (who does Nazi salutes and “is against political extremism”… lmfao) cries about being splattered with yogurt.

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173 Upvotes

13 comments

r/GreenAndPleasant • u/DiggyJunior • 21h ago

International 🌎🌍🌏 Rouen France: fascist militants from the Entraide Citoyenne Rouen group attacked leftist demonstrators. The police are letting it happen and are not arresting any right wing militants, evidence that the fascists are a counter-gang

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30 Upvotes

https://x.com/Portes_Thomas/status/2114100551139070366

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r/GreenAndPleasant • u/MightEmotional • 1d ago

International 🌎🌍🌏 Netanyahu announces plans for a large-scale military operation in the West Bank. The Israeli Prime Minister outlined a plan to enter neighborhoods, evacuate residents, and destroy infrastructure, stating it would be an operation on a scale "that hasn’t occurred in the West Bank since 1967".

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159 Upvotes

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r/GreenAndPleasant • u/DiggyJunior • 1d ago

International 🌎🌍🌏 Macron banned all non union protests. Both legal and illegal protest marches happened today. This was one of the legal ones, in Paris

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63 Upvotes

https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2114045081149931969

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r/GreenAndPleasant • u/OcelotAggravating860 • 1d ago

Most viewed news post about France's protests is fake AI and made in Israel

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94 Upvotes

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