I’m confused as to why these sorts of articles continue to get posted to /c/Socialism?
You don’t see why a political opponent of the left shitting the bed on handling a natural disaster would be of interest to socialists?
“Politician does thing, maybe poorly” isn’t the same as “This is an issue that socialism could fix” or even related to workers at all.
This doesn’t belong here the same way “Lauren Boebert kicked out of Beetlejuice musical” doesn’t belong here. “Political enemy of the left does bad thing” isn’t even anti-Socialism, it just is.
Sorry bud, but as the founder of this community and primary content submitter, I’m gonna go ahead and say that this kind of news absolutely does belong here, as it is relevant to keep track of the opposition’s floundering. If you don’t like that, then I suggest you find a different community.
Okay, I don’t want to be rude, and I am going to try to politely convey two things. Please don’t take these the wrong way, as I appreciate the fact that this community exists.
- You are the primary contributor because you post many, many articles in the span of a few minutes every couple of days. I’m not saying I’m a major contributing member, but getting my feed spammed every couple mornings with posts about climate news (which I accept can be marginally related to socialism), “Biden Couldn’t Care Less About Human Rights” (not really related to socialism, just another “Politician sucks” article, but sure, he’s doing it because capitalism, so just barely getting over the hurdle), and “Why are people frightened that kids will learn abouy sex?” (Absolutely not related to socialism, just a social issue), let’s just say it makes me feel like this community is a dumping ground for left-leaning gripes rather than an actual discussion of socialist action and values.
I will say that I appreciate the posts about the numerous strikes happening around the US and world, those are good posts for this community. However, posting them all at once isn’t creating a healthy community, it’s just making me go “Oh, Wednesday morning is it? How many posts today? 9?” If the posts were spread out in time, I wouldn’t have the same reaction.
- “I made it and I’m in charge, no other opinions welcome” really is the weakest of arguments.
Well, to be blunt you’re not a contributor at all. Your only posts here are complaining in this thread about the content.
“Biden Couldn’t Care Less About Human Rights” (not really related to socialism, just another “Politician sucks” article, but sure, he’s doing it because capitalism, so just barely getting over the hurdle), and “Why are people frightened that kids will learn abouy sex?” (Absolutely not related to socialism, just a social issue),
This is funny. Current Affairs is a Libertarian Socialist magazine that posts articles written by authors who are various flavors of the anti-capitalist left written from their relevant perspective on a wide variety of issues. Socialist critique of elected officials is absolutely relevant to a socialist community, as is a socialist view on sex ed and nudity; I really don’t know what to say to someone who doesn’t understand that.
If the posts were spread out in time
They are posted at times and in a format that are convenient for me, because that’s how individuals submitting content works. I just happen to like to post in a batch. 🤷
“I made it and I’m in charge, no other opinions welcome” really is the weakest of arguments.
It’s not really an argument. It’s mostly me informing you upfront that your complaint is not going to result in the change you want to see, so you should either get over it, or unsub from/block the beehive if you are not interested in seeing that; it would be a much better use of your time than whatever this is.
You’re right, I tend to lurk and up vote when I feel it’s appropriate. I’ll try to do better at making my voice heard if you want to have more contributions and build an actual community.
I’m sorry that your posts in particular seem to irk me to the point at which I felt I had to speak up. I’ll tailor my browsing so that they won’t show up, but I’m not giving up on having the main anti-capitalist community on beehaw as part of my browsing.
Socialist critique of elected officials is absolutely relevant to a socialist community, as is a socialist view on sex ed and nudity; I really don’t know what to say to someone who doesn’t understand that.
When those topics actually engender discussions pertaining to socialism, sure. But based on the discussion under the article about sex ed, it’s mostly just more of the same discussion I would find anywhere else on beehaw — I would think you would want a community slightly more focused. I can’t speak to the discussion re: “Politician bad” because there wasn’t one.
You’re right, I tend to lurk and up vote when I feel it’s appropriate. I’ll try to do better at making my voice heard if you want to have more contributions and build an actual community.
I actually did notice that you posted a comment in another thread here and it was relevant and on topic. It was a nice comment and I hope to see more of that going forward and less of this type of comment thread, please.
But based on the discussion under the article about sex ed, it’s mostly just more of the same discussion I would find anywhere else on beehaw
I don’t have a problem with that. Beehaw was selected as a migration point for our subreddit because of its ethos and the fact that its rules would attract a larger than average leftist population. I would expect the type of viewpoints that you would typically find in a socialist community to be fairly prevalent on such a site. Making the beehive too focused would make it annoying to find content, so I don’t mind having a wider net. Another thing to keep in mind is that a lot of the people subscribed here may not necessarily be subscribed to a lot of other Beehaw communities, as we are on a federated platform, so those types of comments may not be as common for them as it is for us.
My abstract of the linked article
New York City experienced major flooding on Friday from heavy rainfall, overwhelming the city’s aging infrastructure. Over six inches of rain fell, causing flooded roads and subways and more than 150 flooded schools. Critics argued that Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul did not adequately warn and prepare the public, with warnings and emergency declarations coming too late for many commuters. Residents in frequently flooded neighborhoods like Queens and Brooklyn once again saw their basements flood. Climate change is exacerbating heavy rainfall events, and while the city is working to improve flood resilience, it remains unprepared for the magnitude of storms now expected.
The flooding highlighted the city’s ongoing challenges in upgrading its sewer and transit systems to handle increased precipitation.
Archive.today link to www.thecity.nyc
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