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On Mastodon and Nazis

6 points by djsumdog 7y ago

lone_haxx0r 7y ago
Banning Nazis but allowing communists, conservatives, "SJW"s, etc. is such an arbitrarily defined policy that I can't take these people seriously. If you want to have an echo chamber, that's perfectly fine and understandable, but don't go around pretending your decision is based on some virtuous moral principle.
- sterkekoffie 7y ago
  I'm pretty sure if you asked any given 8th grader what the difference between a neo-Nazi and a conservative is, they could give you a cogent answer.
  - lone_haxx0r 7y ago
    Of course they're different. But the four ideologies I mentioned can be considered violent ideologies in different realms. Allowing 3 of them but banning the other one is based in nothing more than the opinion of the censor, not in an objective principle.
    - Jotra7 7y ago
      No, "SJWs" aren't violent. You are twisting yourself into knots defending Nazis dude. I wonder why...
IronWolve 7y ago
I've joined most of the social networks that pop up and check them out. Gab was bad at launch with crap, but trolls get tired when after awhile. Gab isn't even close to racist posters like voat hazing new people with crude/racist shock posts. I think Gab offered a censored version to appease google store, but was still refused. I find it amusing, that people create opensource software use diversity open source licenses, then exclude people that disagree over anything. I find the best censorship is one that follows US law, because death threats will get you banned, and racists/trolls normally end up making one.
m-p-3 7y ago
Yet another person using the word Nazis for people with different (and sometimes tasteless opinion), diluting the word. Alt-right, conservatives, even racists or xenophobes for some, but Nazis really doesn't help pushing the point across. I mean, stuff like this [1] (I pixelated identifying info, I don't want a witch hunt), attacking an alleged nazi by hoping them all sorts of accidents or mishaps and threatening to harass someone is not okay no matter on which "side" you stand. [1]: https://i.imgur.com/ifI5spa.png https://i.imgur.com/ifI5spa.png

6 points by djsumdog 7y ago

Banning Nazis but allowing communists, conservatives, "SJW"s, etc. is such an arbitrarily defined policy that I can't take these people seriously. If you want to have an echo chamber, that's perfectly fine and understandable, but don't go around pretending your decision is based on some virtuous moral principle.

sterkekoffie 7y ago
I'm pretty sure if you asked any given 8th grader what the difference between a neo-Nazi and a conservative is, they could give you a cogent answer.
- lone_haxx0r 7y ago
  Of course they're different. But the four ideologies I mentioned can be considered violent ideologies in different realms. Allowing 3 of them but banning the other one is based in nothing more than the opinion of the censor, not in an objective principle.
  - Jotra7 7y ago
    No, "SJWs" aren't violent. You are twisting yourself into knots defending Nazis dude. I wonder why...

IronWolve 7y ago

I've joined most of the social networks that pop up and check them out. Gab was bad at launch with crap, but trolls get tired when after awhile. Gab isn't even close to racist posters like voat hazing new people with crude/racist shock posts. I think Gab offered a censored version to appease google store, but was still refused. I find it amusing, that people create opensource software use diversity open source licenses, then exclude people that disagree over anything. I find the best censorship is one that follows US law, because death threats will get you banned, and racists/trolls normally end up making one.

m-p-3 7y ago

Yet another person using the word Nazis for people with different (and sometimes tasteless opinion), diluting the word. Alt-right, conservatives, even racists or xenophobes for some, but Nazis really doesn't help pushing the point across. I mean, stuff like this [1] (I pixelated identifying info, I don't want a witch hunt), attacking an alleged nazi by hoping them all sorts of accidents or mishaps and threatening to harass someone is not okay no matter on which "side" you stand. [1]: https://i.imgur.com/ifI5spa.png https://i.imgur.com/ifI5spa.png