Unruffled [he/him] @lemmy.dbzer0.com wiki-user: unruffled
>- When the people are being beaten with a stick, they are not much happier if it is called "the People's Stick." >- If you took the most ardent revolutionary, vested him in absolute power, within a year he would be worse than the Tsar himself. > >\- Mikhail Bakunin
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At least he gets to catch up on his sleep during court appearances eh?
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In an anarchist community, it's anarchists who should decide what sort of content and posts they want in their community, not a bunch of electioneering liberals who want to swamp the entirety of lemmy with their US-centric liberal viewpoints.
The alternative is that smaller communities like the subject of this post routinely get swamped with off-topic comments from larger communities and rapidly devolve into a shouting match between community members and a bunch of folks with no understanding of the community who just happened to chance upon the thread.
imo Lemmy communities shouldn't be treated as just another communication channel that the Democrats get to monopolize every time there is a US election cycle.
I wonder what you suppose the job of a community moderator is exactly? I guess it's open to debate, but keeping things on topic and preventing dogpiling is certainly part of the job. The reason leftists don't let Nazis post swastikas everywhere is the same reason anarchists don't want liberals posting about their particular brand of politics all over anarchist communities. If you want to have a liberalism vs anarchism discussion, then maybe pick a community that is more geared towards those sorts of debates, instead of inviting yourself in to an anarchist community just to tell them about how your opinion is better than theirs, and insist that your voice is heard. Your attitude just reeks of entitlement tbh.
Nobody is "mechanically enforcing silence" on you. There's plenty of other mainstream communities and instances to share your opinion. But you don't have the right to present your opinions in an anarchist community any more than you have a "right" to come into my home and berate me about voting. That's just a libertarian free-speech(ism) mentality.
The part of your statement where you say:
So if any libs were advocating for both things and had their comments removed then I think there’s maybe a bit of PTB involved in those cases.
I can agree with, except for the part where you said “maybe a bit of.”
Ok, fair enough from your perspective. From my perspective, it is still entirely consistent with anarchism to outright reject calls to participate in a 2-party democracy by voting though. While personally, I see no harm in doing both things (voting + direct action) and wouldn't remove comments advocating for such, another anarchist might see one thing as taking away from the impetus for the other, which is why I qualified my remark.
Using your mod powers to decide who is allowed and not allowed to speak is not very anarchist of you, @[email protected]
But this comment shows a fundamental misunderstanding of anarchism vs libertarianism/free speech and really isn't a valid criticism.
Lol I feel ya. This setup doesn't require any windows firewall or port forwarding unless you choose to do so for Plex, so hopefully avoids most of those pitfalls. But yeah it's still a bit fragile as a WSL2 update might break things down the track.
Mainly BPR imo. I can sympathise with the mod not wanting the thread to be hijacked by crazed Democrats telling everyone to vote, vote, vote, as though that will address any of the concerns raised by Greta. The clear message from Greta is that voting is not sufficent to move the dial on US policy in these areas. She didn't recommend to vote or not to vote, she just pointed out (correctly IMO) that only voting won't move the dial on many problematic US policies that both major parties are aligned on. That requires large-scale direct action.
I think there's a fundamental misunderstanding by a lot of liberals who think anarchism means 'no rules' and 'free speech' no matter what. That's more like libertarianism than anarchism though. Anarchism is more about directly opposing or subverting the existing external power structures (aka authority) of state and capitalism instead of working within them to effect meaningful change (e.g. by voting in a 2-party system where both parties share the majority of policies).
So advocating for not voting but instead engaging in direct action against problematic US policies is entirely consistent with an Anarchist view. But so is advocating for voting and engaging in direct action. So if any libs were advocating for both things and had their comments removed then I think there's maybe a bit of PTB involved in those cases. But if all they are saying is vote, vote, vote, then it's perfectly reasonable to remove those comments imo.
Fair enough. Was just thinking it might be better to shut this one down and consolidate? There's quite a few existing communities on this topic already (see below) and this community ain't exactly thriving. But it's just a suggestion, and no offence to the legend of @[email protected] :p
Polling experts point to ‘fake polls’ exaggerating his support, with baseless lawsuits alleging fraud already filed
Surprising nobody...
No problem. And I might just take this opportunity to ping @[email protected] who unfairly accused me of being "transphobic" simply for gently steering trans folks away from the Hexbear troll farm. Will she ever correct the ban reason to be "tankiephobic"? I honestly doubt it, but I guess there are PTBs everywhere right?
Trans rights are human rights and it takes almost zero effort to simply use someone's preferred pronouns, even if you don't understand the reason for it.
From https://www.hrc.org/resources/understanding-neopronouns
Why is it important to refer to someone by the pronouns they use?
You should always use someone’s correct pronouns, even when they are not around, unless they specifically request that you not do so for reasons such as safety or privacy. When someone chooses to use neopronouns, they are expressing their authentic selves, and deserve our respect. The experience of being misgendered – having someone use the incorrect pronouns to refer to you – can be uncomfortable and hurtful. The experience of accidentally misgendering someone can be difficult for both parties. Neopronouns are a wonderful expression of our society’s diversity and using the correct pronouns for someone is a great way to show your allyship.
Some people may also use multiple sets of pronouns (ex. she/they, he/she, they/fae) at all times or in certain situations. Those who use multiple sets of pronouns often feel it is necessary to express different aspects of their gender identity. When you meet someone who uses multiple pronoun sets, you may kindly ask their preferences for when and how to use each of their pronouns.
Bill Gates, a member of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, is clear-eyed about the threat that disinformation poses.
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There are many protections at every stage of the voting process.
> [...] Trump's claims are contradicted by the following facts: > > 1. The Democratic Party is not transporting a massive number of immigrants into the United States. Although there has been a large focus on the U.S.-Mexico border during Biden's presidency, Snopes has repeatedly disproved claims that the Democratic Party is "importing immigrants" and providing them with benefits. > 2. It is illegal for any noncitizen, undocumented immigrant or otherwise, to vote in U.S. federal elections. The punishments for doing so are severe and include deportation. > 3. There are a large number of protections in place that prevent noncitizens from voting. Because of these protections, noncitizen voting rarely happens — certainly not at the frequency required to sway the results of a presidential election.
Pro-Kremlin outlets praise Putin at BRICS Summit and recycle old disinformation tropes after the election in Georgia
When people complain about climate protests being disruptive - show them this photo.
cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/3800170
> Spain flash floods leave dozens dead and disrupt rail lines | AP News
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We talked to Dannagal Young about how false information that threatens one’s identity is especially salient.
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An abundance of evidence indicates the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are remarkably safe and work well to protect against severe disease. But last month, the state of Florida issued updated vaccine guidance advising “against the use” of the shots entirely -- even for people who are older and at higher risk...
> An abundance of evidence indicates the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are remarkably safe and work well to protect against severe disease. But last month, the state of Florida issued updated vaccine guidance advising “against the use” of the shots entirely — even for people who are older and at higher risk of severe disease. Experts say the advice is ill-informed and “illogical.”
Pro-Kremlin disinformation props up Moscow's 'red lines' to erode support Ukraine, and helps to redraw them as soon as they're exposed as deceitful.
Just to be clear, it's governments and corporations that are responsible for ecological terrorism. Now we are all suffering the consequences, including a generation of young people with crippling climate anxiety, massive increases in property damage due to climate change, failing crops and millions of displaced people. If you really want to be a eco-terrorist, just start applying for jobs with Shell, BP, ExxonMobil, Aramco, or with the Government - that's where they all hang out.
If you actually want to fight against these eco-terrorist though, then maybe joining Greenpeace would be a good start?
Microsoft is accusing Google of funding a proxy campaign designed to discredit it in the eyes of regulatory authorities and policymakers in the European Union and beyond.
Awesome, have made a post. https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/30475184
It's my pleasure, and very happy to have you on the mod team.
Against Astroturfing and Social Media Manipulation
Please join me in welcoming @[email protected] to the mod team for this community. FYI, the community Against Astroturfing and Social Media Manipulation will be merging with this community since both communities are both closely aligned in terms of purpose.
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Is today’s Congress the least productive of our lifetime?
From fruitless speaker votes to recurring threats of government shutdowns, the 118th Congress has had its share of chall
Moldovans voted in favour of having the EU aspiration in the constitution – yet pro-Kremlin manipulators spared no efforts influence the vote and to brand it a ‘crushing defeat’ for President Sandu
I actually love this idea. Do you mind if I run with it, or would you prefer to make a post about it yourself?
Yes it's being deprecated on Lemmy c/piracy, and we would ideally like our members to help out with keeping the Community Edition up-to-date with any breaking changes. TBH the rentry version is very Reddit-focused and there is no direct community involvement with it from the Lemmy side, which is one of the reasons for the change.
I've just started going through it to make any necessary updates since it was originally ported over from the rentry version a few months ago. It will likely take me a couple of days to finish updates. But we would ideally like our members to help out with keeping it up-to-date after that with any breaking changes.
IMO even in this case, he's not criticizing them for sucking dick, he's criticizing them for sucking Putin's dick. Those two things are not the same - one is potentially homophobic (if directed at male users), but the other is more of an indictment of users who are happy to swallow Putin's constant stream of disinformation than it is a criticism of anyone's sexuality. I get that some folks have trouble parsing the difference though.
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