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- Comment on What is the best instance for searching on Lemmy? 9 months ago:
He’s just trying to help you, dude. lemmy.world is by far the biggest instance; 3x the users of the next biggest instance and much more than most. But, lemmy.world is also defederated from some notable instances like beehaw and hexbear. Another instance which also has in the tens of thousands of users (enough to be subscribed to “most stuff”) might well give you better search results.
You may decide that the defederated-from-here instances aren’t worth bothering with, with some justification, but you came in asking for help, he’s trying to help you, and you’re lecturing him about what’s what. 🙄
- Comment on What is the best instance for searching on Lemmy? 9 months ago:
Lemmy.world has by far the most number of users. OTOH, it’s defederated from some notable instances, so you might be better off using one of the dedicated search sites if you want to cast the widest net.
- Comment on Philly Streets Kensington by Channel 5 10 months ago:
Yeah. Punishing people for being addicted is like throwing rocks at someone who’s drowning to try to knock them closer to land.
- Comment on Philly Streets Kensington by Channel 5 10 months ago:
I mean… what can you do?
“Hey, all you druggies! You can’t be druggies here! Go be druggies somewhere you’re not familiar with! Or maybe briefly to jail!”
Yeah, that’ll help.
- Comment on Philly Streets Kensington by Channel 5 10 months ago:
“You want my honest opinion? I don’t think there’s no solution.”
For some reason the way he said it hit me really hard.
- Comment on Canadian journalist arrested for dissent 10 months ago:
It’s easily possible that the cop engineered the whole thing by standing in a strategic spot knowing full well that Mr. Safarihat was going to walk right into him. Cop was still standing still at the time of the bumpage.
Also, I’m from the US, so I was floored by how polite the arrest was. Cop #1 was downright passive-aggressive about it. Down here that move of saying “What are you talking about? How am I under arrest?” combined with physical resistance meets with at the bare minimum getting slammed against the car and your arms manhandled around behind your back. Usually you get thrown face-down on the pavement with a bunch of people on top of you too.
I’m not saying it should to be that way, that’s just what I’ve observed. Up in Canada they literally let go of him for a while and had a whole conversation with him about it during while he got to keep his microphone in hand and wave it around at them.
- Comment on Welp, it happened. For the first time a Lemmy comment of mine was removed because a mod didn't like the viewpoint expressed. 10 months ago:
I think it’s fair to say that rape is not an official government position. I think it’s also fair to say that some instances of rape of Palestinians by Israeli forces have been part of the outcome of the occupation of Gaza.
My being honest about the idea that, in the light of what I currently understand, I probably wouldn’t include rape in my comment and only the other crimes, doesn’t mean it’s suddenly not happening, or that Israel’s not responsible for turning loose in Gaza a force of people who in addition to other atrocities seem to sometimes rape people.
Get all condescending about “reality” if you like. It’s still happening. Tell me it’s not.
- Comment on Welp, it happened. For the first time a Lemmy comment of mine was removed because a mod didn't like the viewpoint expressed. 10 months ago:
I literally just now realized you’re probably right.
- Comment on Welp, it happened. For the first time a Lemmy comment of mine was removed because a mod didn't like the viewpoint expressed. 10 months ago:
All crimes they’ve committed? Yes.
- Comment on Welp, it happened. For the first time a Lemmy comment of mine was removed because a mod didn't like the viewpoint expressed. 10 months ago:
If you expect the mods to remove comments like mine, I think we’ve hit the crux of the disconnect between us. All good.
Have a good night as well.
- Comment on Canadian journalist arrested for dissent 10 months ago:
*for pushing a police officer
In the video, the policeman is very clearly just standing there, doing his job providing security, and the guy walks straight into the cop and then tries to claim “you pushed into me.”
- Comment on Welp, it happened. For the first time a Lemmy comment of mine was removed because a mod didn't like the viewpoint expressed. 10 months ago:
Fair point
- Comment on Welp, it happened. For the first time a Lemmy comment of mine was removed because a mod didn't like the viewpoint expressed. 10 months ago:
“Sir, you stand accused of kidnapping, felony theft, rape, murder, and arson. I’m going to have to take you away.”
“That not fair! I never stole anything!”
- Comment on Welp, it happened. For the first time a Lemmy comment of mine was removed because a mod didn't like the viewpoint expressed. 10 months ago:
It’s definitely factual. That’s why I linked to some examples of rape. The occupying forces are committing rape. Want me to try to find more examples? Or do the same for occupation, killing, torture, and systematic dehumanization?
The fact that now that I’ve read up a little bit more, I think it’s genuinely pretty unfair to put that in there in the way that I did, and that context needs to be added, doesn’t change the fact that rape has occurred because of what Israel is doing in the Palestinian territories. It also doesn’t change the overall thesis of what my comment was in the slightest.
The wider point, that us being allowed to have this conversation is a good thing and that forbidding this conversation would be a bad thing, was more my point. I won’t claim to be perfect or right all the time, and I’ll be pretty honest about it if I learn something or realize I got something wrong. But if you want to talk about what Israeli forces are doing in Palestine I’m happy to do that and back up anything I’m saying or have said.
- Comment on Welp, it happened. For the first time a Lemmy comment of mine was removed because a mod didn't like the viewpoint expressed. 10 months ago:
I’ll take your feedback under advisement.
- Comment on Welp, it happened. For the first time a Lemmy comment of mine was removed because a mod didn't like the viewpoint expressed. 10 months ago:
Yes. I’m not irritated at how they found it. What I’m saying is, after it was reported, I’m irritated that they decided to remove it.
- Comment on Welp, it happened. For the first time a Lemmy comment of mine was removed because a mod didn't like the viewpoint expressed. 10 months ago:
The mods are not required to remove comments that are reported. It’s their decision whether or not to.
- Comment on Welp, it happened. For the first time a Lemmy comment of mine was removed because a mod didn't like the viewpoint expressed. 10 months ago:
I guess where we differ is that my comment is, to me, in no way shape or form “being a whiny little shit.” It’s commentary on what the government of Israel is doing, in a community for discussing world events. If you see my comment the way you’re describing it, and feel that removing it from a communication network is just the mods doing their due diligence and keeping the network the way it’s supposed to be, then I think we’re not gonna be able to see eye to eye about this.
- Comment on Welp, it happened. For the first time a Lemmy comment of mine was removed because a mod didn't like the viewpoint expressed. 10 months ago:
Oh, I understood what you were saying. I think you missed the point that I was making in response, but that’s okay.
- Comment on Welp, it happened. For the first time a Lemmy comment of mine was removed because a mod didn't like the viewpoint expressed. 10 months ago:
In the parent comment of your comment I was replying to was where I said that.
- Comment on Welp, it happened. For the first time a Lemmy comment of mine was removed because a mod didn't like the viewpoint expressed. 10 months ago:
But, within the context of lemmy.ml worldnews, I don’t have the right to say this thing. That’s the whole reason we’re talking about this. Plenty plenty of times online and offline I’ve said some thing and everyone’s yelled at me about how I’m wrong, and that’s completely fine with me. Removing the comment is a different story. And yes, I got butthurt about it and came to complain about it. Is it legal? Sure, they’re not the government, so the first amendment doesn’t apply to them. Can I go somewhere else? Sure. Do I feel like complaining because the mod did that? Sure. And so, here we are.
If that behavior by mods doesn’t bother you once you read the context, then you’re not the target audience and you don’t need to care, no. That part is completely up to you.
- Comment on Welp, it happened. For the first time a Lemmy comment of mine was removed because a mod didn't like the viewpoint expressed. 10 months ago:
Well, I made a decision for my user account to create my post, and followed it through. That also seems pretty fediverse to me. And yet, here you are, trying to create a comment saying you disagree with my decision. In a public forum no less.
- Comment on Welp, it happened. For the first time a Lemmy comment of mine was removed because a mod didn't like the viewpoint expressed. 10 months ago:
Bro
I literally said, hey, you’re right, I was wrong, this is good we talked about this. I also told someone else in the thread the same thing as far as the rape-as-an-official-policy allegation. In some other context I’d go back and edit my comment to add context.
Here’s where I said it:
generally there’s punishment for the IDF soldiers involved or otherwise some attempt by the Israeli government to address the situation; it’s a whole different story from the way Hamas has been using rape as an explicit weapon of war.
Did you just not read my comment or something? I’m not sure how much better an outcome you could hope for from an internet interaction.
- Comment on Welp, it happened. For the first time a Lemmy comment of mine was removed because a mod didn't like the viewpoint expressed. 10 months ago:
Yeah. The weird thing is, I actually deliberately went to one of those instances (I genuinely can’t remember if it was lemmy.ml or lemmygrad) when I first joined and had some arguments with them. Back in those days they not once removed any of my comments. They yelled at me and downvoted me and of course I think their opinions are dead wrong, but I was actually a little impressed with how they let me say my anti-genocide things. I actually learned a bunch of stuff by arguing with them; among other things I got exposed to John Mearsheimer who I think is pretty sharp.
That was why it was a little shocking when this comment got removed. It wasn’t, like, friendly and happy, but I didn’t think there was much in it to disagree with. Maybe one word.
For what it’s worth I’m planning to do my own instance using kbin, so I can have my own little walled fortress and interact with the people on Mastodon also, and also no one can ban me even if the whole rest of Lemmy goes crazy. YOU CAN’T STOP ME
- Comment on Welp, it happened. For the first time a Lemmy comment of mine was removed because a mod didn't like the viewpoint expressed. 10 months ago:
And burning them with cigarettes, pissing on them, beating them to the point of broken bones, attacking them with dogs in prisons, and of course all those children they’ve been killing. And sometimes rape.
Wait – I’m being antisemitic again; my bad. I was influenced to my antisemitism by reading too much Haaretz and The Times of Israel.
- Comment on Welp, it happened. For the first time a Lemmy comment of mine was removed because a mod didn't like the viewpoint expressed. 10 months ago:
Yes, and I plan to complain about it again if it happens in the future. I like it here, more or less, so if people entrusted to operate pieces of the network seem like they’re acting badly I plan to talk about it.
- Comment on Welp, it happened. For the first time a Lemmy comment of mine was removed because a mod didn't like the viewpoint expressed. 10 months ago:
Yes, and in talking with someone else here, I realized that what you’re saying is pretty accurate and modified my viewpoint. Probably in the future I wouldn’t say something like that.
That’s the great stuff that happens when you let people say things, even if sometimes they are wrong. It would never have happened if I hadn’t come here to whine about my removed comment which actually led to a conversation about it.
- Comment on Welp, it happened. For the first time a Lemmy comment of mine was removed because a mod didn't like the viewpoint expressed. 10 months ago:
I was saying that recently as a big point in the Lemmy-portion-of-the-fediverse’s favor, then after that, these events happened and belied my early statement.
- Comment on Welp, it happened. For the first time a Lemmy comment of mine was removed because a mod didn't like the viewpoint expressed. 10 months ago:
Why on earth are specific factual claims about the Israeli government “kind of indistinguishable” etc etc? That’s absolutely wrong. I’d say 100% the same thing whatever religion or whatever ethnicity the people in charge of Israel were.
IDF soldier imprisoned for rape after several earlier sexual offences
Palestinian journalist says prisoners are being raped in Israeli jails after he was released
It’s definitely not un heard of. That said, honestly, digging around for stuff to send you as links to respond to you made me realize that yes, I think you’re right that it’s unfair for me to throw that in there. There are like these few isolated cases, and generally there’s punishment for the IDF soldiers involved or otherwise some attempt by the Israeli government to address the situation; it’s a whole different story from the way Hamas has been using rape as an explicit weapon on war. So yeah, I think on that part you’re right.
This is the great stuff that happens when you let people talk about stuff, instead of keeping them inside narrowly defined lanes of allowed viewpoints. Sometimes they learn things. I honestly don’t get what the point of a communication network is, if you’re going to say that you can only type generally widely-acceptable stuff and just share memes and all agree that sunny days are nice.
- Comment on Welp, it happened. For the first time a Lemmy comment of mine was removed because a mod didn't like the viewpoint expressed. 10 months ago:
Yeah, that occurred to me. I can see anything related to the war as just snowballing into a big shit show and them wanting to nip it in the bud before that happens. In which case, just make that the policy, and don’t feed into the extremely bad-faith “criticize Israel” = “bigotry” equivalence by trying to assign some other reason to my specific comment.