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I can put the politics aside. But the ethics? No. The_Donald might be awful, in your opinion. But what spez did isn't just awful. It's the canonical example of
by qwertyuiop924 10y ago
I can put the politics aside. But the ethics? No. The_Donald might be awful, in your opinion. But what spez did isn't just awful. It's the canonical example of bad behavior on the internet from a mod.
- kennysmoothx 10y agoI agree, and there are many comments threads on this post describing the magnitude and the consequences of what he did. I just wanted to point out the growing problem that is the The_Donald and similar communities, where they relentless harass others.
- dqv 10y agoYou say that like this is some new phenomenon. SRS has been around for as long as I can remember. It's probably one of the most vile harassment engines because it disguises itself as a wholesome cause.
- chillacy 10y agoHorseshoe theory: The_Donald is basically alt-right SRS, with their own culture and lingo, brigading, heavy circlejerking (internal moderation), even aesthetic. All caps in-your-face aesthetic.
- smrtinsert 10y agothankfully its a free market. those angry at spez can tske their business elsewhere.
- daodedickinson 10y agoTo voat? Which is even worse and can't handle at all the massive traffic boost that the past two days have given it?
- ohashi 10y agoWould be nice if they all moved over there
- qwertyuiop924 10y agoJust because we think what spez did is disgraceful doesn't mean we're a bunch of alt-right Donald-worshipers. I'm not a fan of either, I just think editing message text like this is disgusting.
- mememachine 10y agoyes, just like we can all simply move off twitter, or facebook, or linkedin?
- giarc 10y ago>The_Donald might be awful, in your opinion. Interesting way to put it. "in your opinion." Are racist comments and harassment awful only in "opinion"? Are we not at a point where spewing racism in a public forum is not "factually awful" now?
- gdix 10y agoWho gets to decide what's racist and what constitutes harassment? Isn't that a matter of opinion?
- jpgvm 10y agoAccording to anti-discrimination laws in many countries, not exactly. Some of it is down to judges opinion but many times there are concrete boundaries for what is considered both harassment and racism. Usually if you have to ask, it is.
- qwertyuiop924 10y agoI've been to the -chans, and I firmly believe in freedom of expression (my opinion is more complicated, but I'm simplifying). So while I think they're awful, I still think that people should have a place to say them, whether or not that is reddit. Also, while I think it's awful, there may be others who do not.