Thanks, brother.

I was complaining about Lemmy becoming an echo-chamber and not having enough alternative voices.

So rather than just removed about it, I became the change I wanted to see, and started posting more. :)

Some really think he is the new Hitler and then there is no room for any nuance.

Yep, many on Lemmy believe that if you don't hate Trump, then you are a nazi. I know, because many accuse me of that very thing! lol

As a European I am glad Trump is shaking things up.

I didn't vote for him, but I love that he is shaking things up. Getting things done and shaking up the status quo.

Yep!

think if Hitler rose from the dead and took control of America or the UN or something you’d be distressed as well.

Sure, but that didn't happen. I find hilarious that they think that.

Right? They're a bunch of privileged babies. lmao

Yeah, I just saw a thread from a few days ago trying to ban me. A big thread from a few weeks ago advocated banning me across the entire fediverse.

All because I post news articles about Trump. I don't write them. And I don't even advocate for everything he does. But I post opinions against the norm, so they wanna ban me!

If ya go to your search bar and search for "I'm Calling For the Fediverse to Ban UniversalMonk" thread, it was posted to Fediverse@lemmy.world), you'll see they are mad just because I post about Trump. Even tho I didn't vote for him! And they wanted me posted from the entire fediverse! lmao

Over 300 upvotes. I have a picture of it in my profile. I'd post the link, but I don't know how to link to the article when it's on a different instance.

Like they are working sooo hard to make this an echo chamber.

By the way, I just noticed your instance name.I'm on that instance! Seems more balanced than most!

Nope. And the Lemmy democrats were so in favor of an echo-chamber that they pushed to ban and remove anyone who didn't worship their every move. Then they were shocked they lost. LMAO

I hope he gets arrested, loses his job, and realizes how fucking stupid he is for doing this.

Thanks for your sentiment. Even tho I didn't practice brevity in writing to you, I'm not actually THAT worked up by it. I mean, their actions did inspire me to post more and comment more.

But my political outlook and Lemmy is a very small, hobby-ish part of my life. I'm recently retired so I have lots of time. My Lemmy posting is usually just in between the other fun projects I work on.

Lemmy is still a relatively small community, so the same names often pop up. Which makes it seem that I'm more active than I really am. I check in daily at different times during the day when I have time or am eating, but I'm not on here for hours at a time.

And that's also the reason I can't give you a reasonable critique on the current material conditions of our country. I'm not that educated or well-spoken. I'm pro-union, pro-worker safety, and pro-privacy. I subscribe to socialist material and enjoy reading it and supporting it. And I may start a local chapter of the Socialist Workers party (the party I voted for in the election).

But I am by no means a philosopher/scholar in socialism.

Thanks, friend!

This is good news!

Oh I post all my stupidity publicly! What's funny though is that you thought I was being serious.

Not only do I know that's not how things works, I don't even actually buy eggs. I have 4 hens in my backyard, so I get all my eggs from my own yard. I only have chicken feed during deep winter. The rest of the time they forage. So my eggs are pretty cheap. And organic.

Thanks, friend! :)

Well looks like that mayor disagrees with you and chose a different approach. And she's a Democrat. More Democrats will see it and then they'll adapt. So you better prepare for your coming annoyance. The Republicans don't support you. And now more and more Democrats don't either.

Hmmm, if only there were a third-party option. But nah, why change the status quo, right?

Looks like worshiping the duopoly hasn't really worked out for ya'll. Oh well.

Thanks, amiko!

I'm not cheering for facists; I'm cheering about Democrats' (and Lemmy's) significant losses in the recent election.

My experience prior to the election was crazy—I faced downvotes, jeers, false accusations of being a Russian agent, and was banned from several communities and an entire instance.

Why? Because just a few months ago, merely mentioning support for third parties would get you labeled as a fascist or a Nazi troll.

Ironic because now, dissatisfaction with the Democrats has made third-party discussions far more acceptable. But way different vibe just a few months ago.

My ban stemmed from sharing a Newsweek article about Trump's rising poll numbers before the election, which led to hundreds of comments and DMs accusing both me and Newsweek of lying.

So when Trump won, confirming Newsweek's reporting and vindicating my decision to post it, I laughed for a good 15 minutes at least.

Lemmy had turned into such an echo chamber that dissenting from Democrat adoration wasn't tolerated.

After being banned, I thought about the importance of diversity of opinion—a value that should be upheld on Lemmy but wasn't. In response, I joined other instances, created a few of my own instances under alt names and VPN's (so that I won't be silenced, not to ban-evade and troll), and I decided to share news about Trump amidst a barrage of anti-Trump coverage.

Me posting articles that present alternate viewpoints isn't going to end the world.

So no, I'm not supporting fascists. I'm applauding the breakdown of the Democrat-led groupthink that dominates Lemmy.

For the record, I didn't vote for Trump. I supported the Socialist Workers Party candidate, Rachele Fruit.

I'm still a socialist. It's just now I'm anti-Democrat due to my Lemmy experiences.

By attempting to silence and ban me, Lemmy created my cause. Now, I'm determined to speak out more frequently and more loudly. Under this name and others.

So thanks for trying to silence me, Lemmy. Now I have a cause and won't go away. You all should have just ignored me rather than try to get rid of me. :)

I have four hens in my backyard, so I have zero clue what eggs even should cost, since I get them from my own chickens.

I just found the article interesting. Guess we'll find out. But I'm stoked to see what happens!

Funny how the Democrats who become more "Trump-like" become better. Hmmm...

Trump is blatantly violating the first amendment rights of federal employees. A business could fire someone for putting pronouns in their emails, the president however, cannot.

I disagree. But I guess we'll find out what the courts say. Thanks, friend!

PTB

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