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[–] Jesus@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

Possibly, I didn't look where they're all from, nor do I know what hexbear is or why it's significant. Sounds like some kind of intra-Lemmy drama which I'm not too interested in. Just noticed a fair amount, lets say........not totally organic, seemingly agenda pushing comments.

Edit: Forget my previous comment. I now see the problem with Hexbear.

[–] Zrc@hexbear.net 92 points 1 year ago (1 children)

agenda pushing is when people have an opinion that doesn't align with my own

[–] Jesus@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (13 children)

No it's when there's mysteriously dozens of comments just magically showing up that are contrary to the vastly popular opinion on only one contentious issue, that serve the best interests of an entity with the time, resources to try to sway public opinion through fake grassroots posting. Also that entity has a fragile ego and a long history of online manipulation.......oh and also coincidentally they are all coming from the same server

[–] silent_water@hexbear.net 85 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

maaaaybe we weren't federated until this week. but nah, paid bots makes more sense. very-intelligent

[–] meth_dragon@hexbear.net 78 points 1 year ago (6 children)

entity with the time, resources to try to sway public opinion

why would any foreign political entity waste its valuable english proficient resources on astroturfing an online backwater filled with politically illiterate nobodies? peak liberal solipsism

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[–] duderium@hexbear.net 78 points 1 year ago

“Vastly popular opinion” = I have never left my white bourgeois gated community in the sixty-five years I have dwelt upon this earth

[–] SunriseParabellum@hexbear.net 74 points 1 year ago

No it's when there's mysteriously dozens of comments just magically showing up that are contrary to the vastly popular opinion on only one contentious issue, that serve the best interests of an entity with the time, resources to try to sway public opinion

The thick palpable fucking irony...

[–] brain_in_a_box@hexbear.net 66 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Again, learn what federation is, and while you're at it, learn that racist white westerners like you are not actually "the vast popular opinion". You're just used to reddit, where disagreement is suppressed, so now that you're in a space where genuine different opinion is allowed, you're desperate into paranoia.

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[–] Faresh@lemmy.ml 60 points 1 year ago

I don't know if the server you are talking about is hexbear, but they recently federated and are one of the oldest lemmy instances. Lemmygrad also has been existing a long time before lemmy became as popular as it is today.

[–] JamesConeZone@hexbear.net 58 points 1 year ago (12 children)

Vastly popular opinion held by whom?

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[–] Zrc@hexbear.net 57 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

lol, so your issue is that people with similar opinions happen to be on the same server? truly the most obvious evidence of agenda pushing!

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 51 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I love how liberals think anybody who's outside of their echo chamber must be a paid shill. It's absolutely inconceivable to them that there is a significant amount of people who have contrary opinions.

[–] culpritus@hexbear.net 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

:sad-in-the-corner:

They don't know that I know they are really all paid shills and bots

npc

[–] Flaps@hexbear.net 51 points 1 year ago

Damn wish my fragile ego could manipulate you into not being such a flaming LIB

[–] ThomasMuentzner@hexbear.net 42 points 1 year ago (1 children)

we federated , so now the stupid Imperialsit lies show up in Hexbear , they obviously can not stay , whats you proplem with beeing Corrected ? Do you want to live in Lies Mr. Jesus ? Because you can not be Bothered to do a ideum of research before running wild with the Mob Mr. Jesus ? , you want to forbide our ?

You sound very Priveldged , trying to impose your ignorance on others , whos your Dad ?

[–] Jesus@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

dO yOur OwN rEseArcH

You sound just like every other idiot that says that. Trumpers, anti-vaxxers and the like. If you have to look around for yOur Own rEsEaRcH that lines up with what you want it to say, it's because it's not based in facts. You guys seem to honestly think you sound smart.......smh

[–] ThomasMuentzner@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

also like every other Iraq war Opponents , Vietnam war opponents, Imperialism Opponents ,Julian Assage loyalist etc... dont forget them !

Do you accept "Dissent" at all ? and are you Capable of Processing new information ?

this is REALLY Taiwans Air identification Zone . it is NOT the Taiwanese Airspace , this is a Factuall basis. Please Just Process this new Information , the Article is really missleading , the babycrying will stop after a while , trust me . You are really wrong and most people can comprehend that after a while.

[–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 73 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hexbear is a large, leftist instance, that just recently federated, and most of us are pro-China. We're not bots and we're not getting paid, but we're not shy about our political views. That's the reason you're suddenly seeing a bunch more comments defending China.

[–] duderium@hexbear.net 68 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dude what are you talking about I’m paying down my mortgage with the xibux I’m getting from dunking on libs here.

[–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 54 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You guys have been getting paid!? The whole time?? ohnoes

[–] duderium@hexbear.net 48 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am literally swimming in oceans of renmibi right now scrooge mcduck style thanks to all the libs I have crushed at zaddie xi’s behest.

[–] Catradora_Stalinism@hexbear.net 26 points 1 year ago

Plz tell Xi I have not received my payments this month I need it for buying Estrogen please Xi

What the fuck did you expect? Lemmy has a Marxist Leninist developer named Dessalines. If you want, critique his ass for letting this happen...

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