KasreanI'm hearing Lemmy itself, the .ml instance and some others are ran by Tankies that censor criticism of russia and china. What are your thoughts on this?
Ulu-Mulu-no-dieWho cares? We're not on lemmy.ml, are we?
BlinkerFluidCareful the steps you take from those kinds of thoughts, here. Lemmy is best when it is unified. A split down the middle, even worse, three ways could have drastic consequences for the sort of community, or even segmented communities that Lemmy could become if it schisms.
Lemmy could be a center-left haven for rational thought, or in three years it could be an extremely leftist community fighting an extremely right-wing community fighting a group that wants nothing to do with either, all cut off from eachother with non-political subs and the overall community suffering as a result.
Are you saying that everyone should have the same political opinions? I don't think so.
Each individual has the right to have their own opinions, and they have the right to express them, no matter how we might like them or not.
Blocking features exist for that reason, if something is too much for you to bear, block it and move on.
Lemmy is best when it is unified
Like reddit?
Lemmy will have a responsibility to thousands of users, only Lemmy is a federation. People here will come to agreements on various topics and political issues and it won't take long before the community is split on one.
Who calls the shots when everyone has equal say? That's when groups and hate start.
aski3252it won’t take long before the community is split on one.
People are always "split" on all kinds of topics.. Conflicts and disagreements are part of the human experience and impossible to avoid.. The question is how you deal with conflicts.. Trying to avoid or suppress them doesn't work..
Who calls the shots when everyone has equal say?
Nobody calls the shots, that's the entire point.. People are free to form communities and run their communities however they see fit.. If a community has an issue with another community in significant enough ways, they will block each other and that's it..
And it's not like this is anything knew.. The internet is inherently diverse when it comes to different opinions, and that's ok..
You were saying?
https://sh.itjust.works/post/103490