and all I got was an unhinged message and a bunch of confusing bans a day later

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    I don’t agree with all of their views. But I support their worker’s rights views enough to support them. I totally understand why you wouldn’t agree, but this is how I look at it. I’m already so disliked over most of Lemmy anyway, that it doesn’t really matter that much here. Thanks!

    • You support zionists? And these are really aggressive ones too… I mean if that’s not the sign of a captured movement then it sure is a sign of movement that is willing to roll over as soon as empire says so

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        I don’t support or subscribe to all of its positions. I agree with its views on workers’ rights, unions, and class issues, and I value their labor coverage. That does not mean I adopt the party’s positions on Israel, Palestine, or every political issue.

        My own views should be judged by what I actually say, not assigned to me through association with one publication or news articles that I may post.

        I do not identify as a Zionist. Agreement on SWP’s workers’ rights should not be treated as automatic agreement on unrelated foreign-policy issues. I try to stay out of foreign-policy debates. It doesn’t interest me that much. Please move on.

        • I’m not pointing my finger at you, I’m trying to understand why you’d be supporting a movement that’s by all signs of it captured?? That’s what I can’t understand.

          “Yeah they have some questionable views about genocide but they’re pretty good about unions” is a baffling take to me. What do you hope they can accomplish?

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            You replied before I finished my edit (for clarity) of my previous response, so I’m copying it here:

            I don’t support or subscribe to all of its positions. I agree with its views on workers’ rights, unions, and class issues, and I value their labor coverage. That does not mean I adopt the party’s positions on Israel, Palestine, or every political issue.

            My own views should be judged by what I actually say, not assigned to me through association with one publication or news articles that I may post.

            I do not identify as a Zionist. Agreement on SWP’s workers’ rights should not be treated as automatic agreement on unrelated foreign-policy issues. I try to stay out of foreign-policy debates. It doesn’t interest me that much. Please move on.

            EDIT: But thanks for pointing out where some of the confusion may come from, so I’ve updated the sidebar of the community.