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In the spirit of the Ancient Greek Agora, we invite you to join our vibrant community - a contemporary meeting place for the exchange of ideas, inspired by the practices of old. Just as the Agora served as the heart of public life in Ancient Athens, our platform is designed to be the epicenter of meaningful discussion and thought-provoking dialogue.

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[Vote] Should we defederate from maga.place? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by kersploosh@sh.itjust.works [M] to c/agora@sh.itjust.works

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A bit over a month ago, a user posted in !main@sh.itjust.works to propose defederating from maga.place. That post was followed by a discussion in !agora@sh.itjust.works a week ago, which seems to have gained some traction. In response, we're going to hold a vote on the matter. Voting will be open for one week, through Friday, November 7.

The Agora discussion post is here:
https://sh.itjust.works/post/48420886

Only sh.itjust.works accounts created prior to today (October 31) may cast a vote.

Vote by commenting either yes/aye/oui or nay/no/non.

Any further discussion should happen in the Agora post linked above.

Additional Context/Discussions

Similar discussion at lemmy.ca: https://sh.itjust.works/post/46502305

Other fediverse instances are also defederating: https://sh.itjust.works/post/48111431

The instance's page at Fediseer: https://gui.fediseer.com/instances/detail/maga.place

VOTE RESULT

yes/aye/oui: 363
nay/no/non: 43

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[–] Bronzie@sh.itjust.works -1 points 11 months ago (1 child)

Yeeeey, finally you got to say what you wanted to all the time! Fascist!!!

Mate, I know your type. You're sad and lonely IRL, so you throw hate around you online to feel something resembling self worth. You repulse people IRL so the safety of echo chambers online makes you feel like like you belong.
You are part of the reason why Trump won, you just don't understand it.

I don't judge you, I pity you.
I also know you are as bad to deal with as the MAGA crowd, so I'm going to block you and move on with my life. Hope you can find some peace and love in your life.

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[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

None of what you've said in this comment is true, and in true conservative fashion — every accusation is a confession.

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