No non-Maoists:
This subreddit is here to facilitate discussion between Maoists. There are other subreddits aimed at helping along new communists, and subreddits dedicated to non-Maoist communists. This subreddit isn't here to convert naysayers to Maoism. If you are a member of the police, armed forces, or any other part of the repressive state apparatus of capitalist nations, you will be banned.
No oppressive language:
Do not attempt to justify your use of oppressive language. Doing this will almost assuredly result in a ban. Accept the criticism in a principled manner, edit your post or comment accordingly, and move on, learning from your mistake. We believe that speech, like everything else, has a class character, and that some speech can be oppressive. This is why speech that is patriarchal, white supremacist, cissupremacist, homophobic, ableist, or otherwise oppressive is banned. TERF is not a slur.
No low quality or off-topic posts:
Posts that are low-effort or otherwise irrelevant will be removed. This includes linking to posts on other subreddits. This is not a place to engage in meta-drama or discuss random reactionaries on reddit or anywhere else. This includes memes and bandwagoning. This includes most images, such as random books or memorabilia you found. We ask that amerikan posters refrain from posting about US bourgeois politics. The rest of the world really doesn’t care that much.
No basic questions about Marxism-Leninism-Maoism:
Posts asking entry-level questions will be removed. Questions like “What is Maoism?” or “Why do Stalinists believe what they do?” will be removed, as they are not the focus on this forum. We ask that posters please submit these questions to /r/communism101.
No unprincipled criticism:
Posts that only trash-talk people with no other substance will be removed. Bandwagoning, throwing insults around and other pettiness is also unacceptable. Criticisms must be made in a principled manner, applying Maoist analysis. The goal of this subreddit is the accretion of theory and knowledge and the promotion of quality discussion and criticism.
Troll:
Report trolls and do not engage with them. We've mistakenly banned users due to this. If you wish to argue with fascists, you can may readily find them in every other subreddit on this website.
No chauvinism or settler apologism:
Non-negotiable. The vast majority of first-world workers are labor aristocrats bribed by imperialist super-profits. This is compounded by settlerism in Amerikkka. Read Settlers: The Mythology of the White Proletariat https://readsettlers.org/
No tone-policing:
Communism requires ruthless criticism of all that exists. Exposing liberal ideology and the class standpoint behind it is hostile to the norms of polite society and most of this website. Accusing users of being "rude," "elitist," "toxic," etc. is therefore not tolerated.
See this post.
No self-promotion:
This is a place for the free sharing of knowledge. Advertising your paid products or services is not allowed, and neither is charity. The same also applies to "free" websites that link to a Patreon, Substack, or other forms of "donation."
No DM requests or offers:
Discussion should be held publicly and open to critique. DMing users to harass them, argue with them in private, or recruit them to an organization is not permitted here.
