And yes, I know people will say block keywords and communities, but people don’t understand some communities have rules and people must follow them.
This got reported as being not twitter or equal. I’m kind of on the fence about this. I see their point, but the original was twitter. Please tell me what you think in the comments, not just downvote or upvote. This will guide me in the future if we have any more posts like this.
I havent read the rules of the comm. but ive always perceived whitepeopletwitter as a place to post text based social media screenshots.
Fighting to remove as many posts as possible on Lemmy when we barely get any posts at all doesn’t make sense; ignore the people requesting you take a popular post down for some potential technicality.
We have trolls here too. I’m okay if they take a hike, lol.
People like this need to accept and understand that we don’t want to talk about US politics everywhere, all the time.
It probably shouldn’t be allowed in the future, but given that it has > 300 up-votes and is only now spurring a finer definition of the rule, I think it warrants an exception. If OP reads this, they now know to post this kinda thing in a different community in the future. But removing this particular post seems a little harsh.
Edit: This is an awesome approach to moderation btw. People like you make lemmy great, thank you!
It should be in YPTB, but they’ll just use that as more proof of their “outrage”.
the original was twitter
As in, the post was originally on Twitter? I’m not sure what this means
Yes, that’s what I mean. It was on a twitter like site.
Sounds fine to me, if this is a picture of a Twitter-like site then I don’t really see an issue
I am not sure how this changes the “the post was against the states rules which are there for a reason and the mod was the absolute most gentle about it” facts.
Did I get the facts wrong?
I don’t see the original. All I see are Lemmy related images and that, to me, doesn’t belong here.
Great, I said we need to talk more about Alex…and the collective fediverse said we need to not talk about politics. Real fucking clown shoes this place.
Fuck off dunce. Keep US politics out of non-political subs. Tf!? How’s this hard to understand?
If youre gonna feed the trolls, can you give me some cheetos?
Is that a baby sloth?
I’m not the sort that gushes all the time about baby animals, but that is like the cutest little thing ever. I want to squish it and pet it.
I don’t understand why have comms literally about politics and world news if you’re just going to post the same stuff to any other comm that really doesn’t need that kind of content. If people keep ignoring what belongs where, why have comms at all? Idk, maybe it’s my OCD talking…
“No politics please” sounds like a great rule until the results of politics kick down your door and black bag you.
What good does reminding us of Alex Pretti’s death do? We’re not exactly on the fence about ICE here on Lemmy
There are enough places to talk about it, also not everyone is American
So if something bad happens in any country, from any government abusing it’s citizens, that is also not allowed? Because that’s not how it seems to work. It’s specifically US politics posts that get removed.
Yeah, most of the time it is US politics getting removed, because 10,000 other NA users have already posted about the same thing lol.
Evidently the sentiment isn’t having a wide enough reach, as people are crawling into their echo chambers to avoid not having to deal with the fallout of their apathy, handing elections over to the nasties.
Not everyone was German/Italian/Japanese in the 1930s-40s either. Pretty sure those countries still affected others, though.
It’s not politics, it is current events.
When it comes to activism, I’ve often said that, ‘most people know the difference between a good vegan and a bad vegan’. Being insufferable, overbearing, or pushing discussions where they aren’t needed or wanted does nothing to help your cause, it usually does the opposite. When you talk to most people who ascribe to a certain political, lifestyle, or activist way of life, you’ll usually find that most of them are pretty normal and non-pervasive people; IE you may never even know those details without asking them. This goes for most things. Fitness enthusiast vs gym bro. Music/Media enjoyers vs gatekeepers. Activist who promote and provide good accurate information in a hands off way, vs those who push political messaging where it’s not wanted. Be a good vegan.
I disagree, fascism is everyone’s problem, and ignoring it only gives it power.
Yes but having spaces where we do not talk about the scum of the earth is a totally different thing from ignoring the problem.
Safe spaces are EXACTLY what people in the far right want. Not for anything they dont like, like Trans acceptance or long term ecological rehabilitation.
But absolutely 100% “hey I’m tired of seeing the hellscape of my own creation so if we could limit any troublesome ‘politics’ or ‘social agenda’ discussion that would be great.”
So no, creating a ‘safe space’ is exactly the same thing as ignoring the problem. Out of sight, out of mind, right?
Yeah I’m not convinced it is. We know a big part of the issue is voter apathy, and if you aren’t furious then you aren’t paying attention. For you a politics free space might not enable apathy, but it very clearly does for many, many other people.
If people are being force-fed horrors at every turn, even in their happy little hobby place then that will feed apathy. People can only care for so much for so long before they get burnt out and don’t have the energy to care for others or themselves anymore. In which case, many people will stop caring for others simply so they have the mental and emotional resources to care for themselves
Not horrors. Reality.
Being burnt out is a privilege you will not have when this all reaches the logical conclusion.
Only so much non US Americans can do about the orange though. . .
So, all those do not constantly need to engage with American politics.
has a very mild run-in with one singular community’s admin “That’s it, I’m done with the entire platform !”
I had to switch instances a couple times before I found one who kinda tolerates my bullshit.
And a respectful and considerate encounter at that
Are they both the same person?
I wish I could get away from it. It’s too fucking depressing at times.
I feel the same way. I mostly just been using lemmy on my work breaks, and the last thing I want to see while stressed out is American politics.
As somebody who just came here from Reddit, I find all of these communities refreshingly free of American politics.
I have the complete opposite experience, I almost cannot escape it here. My reddit infinite scroll was way more diverse, here it’s exclusively american politics and linux, and if it wasn’t for linux I would quit this whole platform
I would have already went back to reddit if it wasn’t for the ability to block communities.
On a side note, welcome.
If you haven’t figured this out already and your front page feels stale, then switch around to “Hot,” “Top 6 Hours” or “Active.” Active is the default and feels stale on topics.
I like “scaled”
Am I the only “All” enjoyer? I dont even subscribe to communities.
1930s: dae get tired of hearing about this hitler guy?
It’s OK to want to take a break from politics.
There’s also plenty of spaces on lemmy to discuss US politics. Not every space needs to accept posts like that.
Agreed, I subscribe to a bunch of political stuff…but it is nice to take a mental health moment and laugh at somehting.
Safe spaces is how we got far right echo chambers to begin with.
Do not shield the weak minded from the troubles of society at large. Ignorance is bliss, and I do not want the ignorant to feel anything like “bliss”.
When you think about it, Americans are not that different from Arabs in this regard specifically, which is making your own problems everyone elses.
Please, elaborate.
Time, place, audience. Daft_ish thinks Lemmy needs a reminder that Alex Pretti was murdered in broad daylight? Imagining them walking up to Greta Thunberg while she’s eating a vegan soup for dinner and reminding her about how awful commercial fishing is
