After years of reddit/twitter/facebook propping up fascism/bigotry with algorithms & bots I’m honestly surprised and relieved to be in an online space that clearly rejects their ideology.
They can have reddit/facebook/twitter. AFAIC the only way to reach some of these people is to leave them alone long enough to realize on their own.
Lemmy.world admins are doing an amazing job dealing with everything. Their recent decision to defederate from exploding heads (or whatever its called) really goes to show that they’re in it for the right reasons.
What bothers me is that the free speech absolutists demand free speech for themselves, while offering none to anyone else. They have absolutely no problems with “echo chambers” which only echo and reinforce their beliefs… just look at any of the right-wing alternatives to Twitter, like Truth Social. It’s literally in the terms of service that you can’t challenge or criticize almighty Trump.
Right-wingers have PLENTY of spaces to make their idiotic opinions known… they’re not starved for outlets of expression. So why come here? Sorry, but you’ve already got Germany. You’re not annexing Czechoslovakia and Poland. Can’t has, not yours.
This Sartre quote keeps getting posted, but I’ll post it again because it’s still true:
It’s an old quote, because the far right haven’t fundamentally changed much in a century. It’s the same old shit.
You can tell a pigeon that it is wrong, that you are right, you can support your arguments with reputable studies, solid arguments, and respected expert opinion. You will still end up with shit in your hair.
“Don’t wrestle with pigs. You just end up covered in shit and the pig enjoys it.”
They want to bully people. They’re only able to feel better about themselves by making themselves feel superior. This is why when they rely on culture wars because as soon as they don’t have an enemy to hold their attention they all turn on each other out of necessity.