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Yaknow, I've helped build sites for Nazis and furries and fisting fans and others who were not anticipating a broad welcome; and their boards were remarkably ci
by h2odragon 5y ago
Yaknow, I've helped build sites for Nazis and furries and fisting fans and others who were not anticipating a broad welcome; and their boards were remarkably civil places. Even with the inevitable and never ending "yall are sinners and need jesus" crews such places attract.
Just maybe its the enforcement of orthodoxy that makes "content moderation" so toxic?
- zja 5y agoThe Nazi's boards were remarkably civil?
- Closi 5y agoI assume they are referring to the word to mean 'courteous and polite'. I personally believe you can hold abhorrent views and still be polite, so I don't see why there is a necessary contradiction here.
- h2odragon 5y agoYes. The discourse was courteous and polite, usually; folks would calmly discuss the most heinous horseshit and could actually in that setting be open to education about facts where available. Its very hard to get people to learn things by shouting at them
- ssully 5y agoIt's hard to give a shit about educating people when they openly discuss wanting to murder you or eradicate people like you.
- h2odragon 5y agoYes. But at that point either you change their minds, or you gear up to kill them first.
- krapp 5y agoIt's weird how "change their mind or kill them before they kill you" is now widely considered a more just and equitable solution than simply not giving such people a platform to politely discuss your murder on to begin with. Much less the biggest possible platform.
- ssully 5y agoI think there are other options that have worked pretty well in the past.
- chasd00 5y agoI would imagine they're civil to other Nazis but probably not so much to anyone else.
- cptaj 5y agoYeah, nazis are always civil and polite until you call them out on their bullshit, dude
- tokai 5y agoThose places are civil because they are homogenic. Most minor boards with a narrow subjects are civil. Mix in anti-nazis/furries/etc. and everything will quickly devolve. It requires surprisingly few hostile users to destroy the tone of a board for some time. As anyone that have taken part in raids, or seen them happen, can attest to.
- evan_ 5y ago> I've helped build sites for Nazis Very weird to lead with this and then expect anyone to take anything else you say seriously!
- h2odragon 5y agoAt the time, the trannies were the most reviled group.