Hypx

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[–] Hypx@fedia.io 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Then you think like Elon Musk, who thinks we should have "both sides" of the issue, even when the other side is just extremism or foreign actors. We know from history that this doesn't work. The community will inevitably end up being simply not worth it, and nearly everyone leaves.

[–] Hypx@fedia.io 11 points 8 months ago

You don’t sound American at all.

[–] Hypx@fedia.io 6 points 8 months ago (4 children)

It’s pretty obvious you have no desire other than to enable the far right on the topic.

[–] Hypx@fedia.io 6 points 8 months ago (3 children)

You can’t block any user or community. It just gives you a 500 error.

[–] Hypx@fedia.io 19 points 8 months ago

Saying "both sides are equally bad" is a common tactic for those who want the bad side to win.

[–] Hypx@fedia.io 15 points 8 months ago (6 children)

The demo is focused on being anti-fascist. Biden just happens to be the main line of defense, if not the only one. Hence the sensitivity to those that only seem to attack Biden.

Anyways, if these people aren't going to be banned, then I will say this: Everyone should block every users that seems like a troll on this topic. And the same goes for any communities that seem "off" on this issue. And for problematic instances, demand your local instance defederate them entirely. Hopefully, decentralized social media will be able to avoid the disasters that happened in centralized social media.

[–] Hypx@fedia.io 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

There are limits to that type of thinking. As someone that is very familiar with what happened at Reddit, Twitter, even Digg before them, you are absolutely playing with fire here.

[–] Hypx@fedia.io -3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (8 children)

It is vanishingly unlikely given what we know about the subject. Even the possibility of running into multiple right-wing black people at once in normal circumstances, given that they're around 5-10% of the black population, is very unlikely. Combined with an industry where they're rare to begin with, even more so. As a result, it is exceedingly unlikely that this story is real. But again, not impossible.

[–] Hypx@fedia.io -5 points 8 months ago (10 children)

I know enough to know that black constructor workers are surprisingly rare and usually discriminated against. Though I cannot say this with confidence for every region. Like I said, your claims are vanishingly unlikely, but not impossible.

[–] Hypx@fedia.io 18 points 8 months ago (11 children)

Everyone on the left that is reasonably informed is aware of the danger. Trump could plunge the US into a fascist dictatorship. As a result, we are all vigilant on trying to avoid it. But guys like return2ozma are trying to muddy the waters as much as possible.

So be careful with this line of thinking. Same goes for mods who tolerate him. History of such characters tells us that sooner or later, return2ozma will say something outrageous, like making statements blatantly in favor of overt fascism or whatever. Eventually, the mods will have to respond or face a crisis.

[–] Hypx@fedia.io 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

It's accurate for the West and Southwest too. But I don't know enough for every region to be totally certain that it is the case. Therefore, I am saying that it is "vanishingly unlikely," not that it is impossible.

[–] Hypx@fedia.io 23 points 8 months ago (13 children)

The problem is his dishonesty. It's likely watching Foxnews or Newsmax. Sure, you can do it, but unless you're intentionally about seeing the "other side" then it's a waste of time. You're just exposing yourself to right-wing and fascist propaganda.

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