It seems to really have alienated a number of people and prevented them from posting. This is a great shame because I felt that hexbears’s momentum and place of online leftism was really starting to shine in the days after the election. This is the most important time for there to be an alternative on the left and we’re wasting it, with what appears to be the start of another struggle session caused by mods unilaterally deciding things.
I don’t really have a solution or more to say, more just this dump of feelings
It’s been massively blown out of proportion, people here don’t know how to deescalate and talk things through.
More than anything, what hurts this site are the struggle sessions themselves, not whatever sparks them. People leave to get away from the screaming matches. People need to slow down and talk to each other like human beings instead of snowballing into massive fights over ultimately inconsequential issues.
Everyone who escalated the struggle session deserves some share of the blame for chilling the atmosphere of the site. Putting all the blame on the moderators and not introspecting is a great way to learn nothing and guarantee another massive struggle session over some equally inconsequential issue in the future.
The strength of a reactionary is in their domination of other people.
The strength of a socialist is in their cohesion with other people.