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[Vote] guess I gotta make a post for this over here. Do we defederate with exploding-heads.com (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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My primary argument is that they post hateful content and covid conspiracies and it is irresponsible to platform this by including it in our federation. Secondly we already got rid of lemmygrad. Thirdly, there's little to be lost in the defederation given the type of stuff being posted over there. Do as thou wilt

Aye and nays pls

Edit: putting the screencaps I posted below here for clarity

I should probably put a content warning so

CW: homophobia, transphobia, and just being a shithead.

Edit 2: let's try not to downvote people just saying nay. Unless they are making bad faith arguments we should respect their opinions even if we disagree.

Edit 3: Imma be real with y'all, this has been a real shitshow. We gotta work out some kinda single voting infrastructure because the ayes and Nays isn't efficient at all.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Aye for both the primary content and for the obvious dog whistling going on to defend it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean there are some people with good intentions behind their nay, I still disagree with their choice but some feel that it will further radicalize them. Some of the others though are fucking insane. Some guy was trying to argue all smug like that Elie Weisel would have disagreed with banning them. You know, holocaust survivor and Nobel peace prize holder Elie Weisel.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not saying every nay vote is a dog whistle. Just that there are some really obvious ones, esp the whole "don't you value free speech? So much for the tolerant left" themed posts.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah for sure, I've been getting all manner of dogshit inbox messages