From one socialist (me) to another (you, presumably), the lemmy.ml hate comes from:
- Conservatives who dislike socialism
- Liberals who dislike socialism
- Socialists who think Stalin and Mao were anti-democratic fuckheads, and don't enjoy being around "socialists" who like them.
I like Lemmy, but can at the same time dislike people who like things I consider to be authoritarian, even if those people created the platform in the first place.
Viewing lemmy.ml content on 'All-Top' is a rather happy medium for me, still get to see some of the best memes