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Squorlple @lemmy.world

8mo ago

Don't waste time interacting with those who chose to be obdurate

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there are right wing instances?
- I'm not entirely shocked. They get kicked off mainstream sites regularly, they need somewhere for their echo chamber to exist.
- Looks like your home instance has defederated from the first couple that came to my mind, so you’re probably not seeing them
  
  Ah, so hilarious chaos IS a right wing instance?
  
  The first "couple"? I see the porn subs that we defederate because the admin doesn't want to risk legal liability. There's the one tanky instance that they defederated before later deciding not to defederate tanky instances. There's the spam Reddit resharing instance. There's the two instances mentioned in this LW post, which seems to indicate it's about illegal content, not political alignment. That just leaves exploding heads, which was right-wing, but gave up hosting at all after everyone defedded them, and hilariouschaos.com. That one, I don't know, so I'll take your word that it's right-wing. But that only leaves one, not a couple.
- The fact that you don't know about them says the system is working.

I think it's important to downvote them and even make them feel unwelcome. You can't let Nazis and white supremacists in your communities because any community that doesn't kick out Nazis will eventually find itself overrun by Nazis fleeing communities that kick them out.
You don't need to argue or make a fuss, but make sure to downvote anyone who doesn't believe all people are born equal and that people have a right to choose what to do and who to love.
- On top of that, I think we should be clear about what we don't like. Right wing isn't itself evil, but low rung right wing ideology will send us back to the dark ages. As would low rung left wing ideology. We must strive to be better, entertaining only high rung ideas in conversation, in order to elevate our collective understanding
- People downvote me all the time and I just think "well they're wrong, I've laid out my argument and they can't refute it". So I imagine Nazis feel the same way when you downvote them.
  Edit: case in point
  
  Imagine being able to justify yourself by finding commonality with Nazis.
  
  .ml hmmmm
  Edit: Actually with the age of your account that probably doesn't mean much
  
  Maybe,,, I dunno.... some self reflection to understand WHY people downvote you all the time, might improve something about you?

I couldn't take it anymore. I've had this alt for so many days now. I just got banned from a bunch of heir drumpfkins fluffer conservative communities today. I needed some entertainment to lift my spirits.
I watched a documentary about their ancestors while I commented freely. It's called Deliverance. You should check it out.
- You got a purdy mouth
- HilariousChaos’s conservative community is a safe space for thin skinned snowflakes you’re not missing much.
  
  Oh I know. I've been fucking with them for a while now. On various alts. Just some days you know...

The fastest block in the west 🤠

How about having to hug a relative with a right wing shirt?
- "ha ha funny shirt! But can you imagine people BELIEVE that lie?!? Classic Uncle Morty!"
- Wouldn't happen because I cut those people out of my life.
- I'd jump in acid.

I do think anyone on Lemmy is probably smarter than anyone on Reddit. I was browsing a conservative sub today and while they were very few comments, most of them disagreed with the general direction of the Trump administration.
- I don't think user intelligence has as much to to with it as foreign interference and astroturfing campaigns, since its a larger platform
  
  r/conservative is also notorious for shadow banning and banning anyone who expresses wrongthink. They've only got a few hundred real posters left. Everyone else is a bot or paid troll.
- at least there are some of them here, i havent seen them yet whatsoever
  (I even feel like its way more progressive but also more "radical/chaotics" here and there since the communities are still more niche and therefore weighting feels off)
  would love to read some "frustration" every now and then to see how my facebook grandparents would argue for example, lol

what are some right wing instances?
- truth social
- lemmy.ml, lemmygrad.ml, hexbear.net
  
  i'm not downvoting because i'm a tankie, but because misrepresenting them as right wing helps literally nobody
  
  that's like tankies or something

Because obduration is just a much less useful school than evocation.

I'm a centrist. Am I allowed anywhere in this cruel world?
Edit- What's the downvotes for?
- “If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice”
  
  When I say I'm a centrist that means for some stuff I'm liberal and for other I'm conservative
  Centrist isn't someone who is not into politics. They classify themselves as "non politicals"
  You got the difference?
- Balancing on the knife's edge is always a dangerous act.
  Share your thoughts, be cordial, question politely, answer in kind.
  
  I always answer politely unless the other person fcs around
  Still you'll targetted everywhere id you're a centrist. Just look at the down votes😂
- "I only oppress people when they deseve it."
  
  Well I don't deserve 6 downvotes 💢
- With the rest of the performers.

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