You’re pretty much spot on, they are the_Donald of leftists. They think they’re communists, but they’re actually just a bunch of internet trolls who like to feel superior to others by creating some imaginary moral high ground which is somehow dependent on supporting Russia and China.

It’s a bit frustrating because some of them are kinda funny, but they’re way too far down the rabbit hole and it’s a codependent community; they reinforce each other’s delusions. Definitely don’t mention it to them, you will absolutely get banned if you show any signs of questioning their narrative.

Btw most big servers like lemmy.world, sh.itjust.works, etc are defederated from them. Lemmy.myserv.one isn’t though.