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Don’t know why this was downvoted.
I likely have an even more cynical take on American “conservatives” than those who are often labelled woke (and paradoxically I don’t always agree with), yet I don’t see the big deal with having a conservative community/instance or whatever.
I mean, Lemmy is rife with tankies; it doesn’t get much worse than that.
Because Lemmy very much wants an echo-chamber. Even tho many say they left Reddit to get out of echo-chambers.
I’ve seen lots of posts saying variations of, “I don’t think the Fediverse should allow conservative communites.” lol
FWIW, I think the term “echo-chamber” is way overused, almost to the point of being meaningless. I also don’t believe in the sincerity and coherence of American-style conceptions of “free speech”.
“Fediverse shouldn’t allow convervatives communities” is nuts though. This is not workable from a practical perspective (forget the moral questions for a second).
Racism, overt dehumanisation, denial of widely accepted mass scale human rights abuses; that’s something that can be managed from a moderation standpoint. But this would impact groups across the political spectrum (nazies, tankies, some far right, some far left).
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FWIW, I think the term “echo-chamber” is way overused
Fair point! I agree with all your points made.
I should clarify and say that I think Lemmy very much wants to erase all conservative content from the fediverse. Which is totally against what the fediverse stands for.
There are a number of conservative instances that have popped up. I have yet to see any actual discussion. My experience has been that conservatives get their marching orders from fox news or a few other places and don’t give it any thought. When I visit my Trumper relatives, I know exactly what they will be bitching about. Doesn’t matter if it’s untrue, like Bidens open borders.
Then block them. They don’t have to be banned though.
I’m happy simply because it will cut down on conservative content elsewhere and I can simply filter the community lmao.
I think more people should follow your example, to be honest.
I prefer people block them, rather than calling for them to be banned. Conservatives have just as much of a right to be here as liberals.
Wow almost as many downvotes as I got when I launched !news_summary@hilariouschaos.com
Nice to see people moving to an instance that values free speech. I don’t think the average woke Lemmy user has figured out that federation means true free expression for all in a manner that cannot be censored.
The more posts I see from you, the more I respect you! I know you went through some rough hits and pushback.
Unfortunately I am seeing your home instance, lemm.ee being part of this push against opposing opinions lately.
I am liking the vibe of hilarious chaos a lot. I’m switching to it as my main instance.
I’ve subscribed. Thanks for posting it despite the chilly reception
Me too!
Thank you for supporting this, even tho it goes against the wave of Lemmy. I’ll be switching to you to be my main instance. I am loving the vibe there. You guys are awesome!
