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Yep. And let's not forget, just as recently as a year ago, Lemmy would ban people for saying "both parties suck." And anyone who supported third-parties were pounded on and called russians and nazis. That still happens, but not as much anymore, thank goodness.
Finally more and more people here are starting to come around to realizing that neither the democrats nor the republicans want to help us plebs.
Both parties do suck and as long as people keep shooing away third-party voters, they'll continue to suck. Remember guys, the only reason third-parties are weak is because you all refuse to support them.
That was almost single handedly the mod named jordanlund. He seems to have changed his behavior recently. Maybe.
He absolutely has not but will completely deny ever doing it
I can't/won't name names, but I will say, seems like ya were definitely around during those times!
He does seem to have changed his behaviour a lot, as have many others. So not sure if it's because of reality or trying to not get called out now, but it's still refreshing to see positive changes when it comes to ban hammers.
Yeah, and especially before the elections. I was here mid-2024. Holy shit, you have no idea how crazy it was then. People on Lemmy were so blinded by NotTrump!!!, that they would pounce on anyone who criticized the Democratic party.
I remember when Biden was starting to show bad signs of him not being all there mentally. Lemmy ignored it. Even during the famous presidential debate where it couldn't be ignored that he was not fit, Lemmy downvoted and removed posts about it. Until finally, the tide turned and everyone started to admit it. Then the Harris choice.
Now, it's pretty ok to criticize about how Harris was picked and how badly the Democratic party handled it. But at the time, oh hell no.
I remember being called a racist and a nazi for saying, "I don't know about Harris. She seems kind of bland and parrots Biden, I wish we had someone more independent." The shitstorm I got for that. People stalking me, downvoting all my posts, trying to find out where I lived, etc. DM's that told me to kill myself. Every day. All because I said Harris was a bland candidate. lololol
I had a guy trying to doxx me and find out where I lived by looking for clues in photos I posted of me walking in a park, so I had to change usernames and block all the political comms. Fucking crazy.
Even tho now a lot more people on Lemmy agree with things that match up to what I said then, not one single apology. Not one. Some of the people who openly attacked me, now even say the exact same things I said then.
I was "both parties suck" before it was cool. :)
Now having said that, if the democratic party can find a young person, with drive and who's independent and who really wants to changes things up, I could be on board. I like AOC. So her or someone like her would make me change my mind.
But until that happens, nah...both parties suck. lol
Definitely not. In fact, we gotta realize that a lot of people are here because they were too extreme for Reddit. So we are like the nerdier, meaner, more anti-social reddit.
I still like the idea of Lemmy, but the attitude of a lot of people here is turning me off. So many users seem to think censorship and exclusion are perfectly fine, as long as it's the 'correct' side doing it. They don't realize they're acting exactly like the Republicans they claim to hate.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motte-and-bailey_fallacy
Again, being called out on your bullshit isn't the same thing as being "censored." If you're feeling "excluded," well, that's what happens when you're wrong and refuse to see it.
Me saying that I support third parties because I was unhappy with both democrat and republican parties, isn't being "called out" on my "bullshit." It was fucking censorship.
I was called a nazi and a racist and a Trumper for saying that. None of it was true. How is that being called out?
Do you realize that what you said about Harris in your comments, would have been ban-worthy back in 2024 just before the election? Do you think that's ok?!