• sqgl@beehaw.orgOP
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    You are describing r/Worldnews not other Reddit subs.

    And Lemmy has been 50-50, with very little actual personal attacking.

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      Worldnews mods are clearly fascist. They banned me for being skeptical of IDF sources

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        If it makes you feel any better, I got banned for my first and only comment there (not even a post) which was a link and an explanation of the high credentials of the author. Like this…

        https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/how-america-took-out-the-nord-stream

        Hersh first gained recognition in 1969 for exposing the My Lai Massacre and its cover-up during the Vietnam War, for which he received the 1970 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting.

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      I do not visit worldnews. This description fits to both /r/europe and /r/de.

      And regarding lemmy, maybe on other instances, but I’m only on beehaw.

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        Haven’t visited those subs.

        I might be describing beehaw rather than other Lemmy instances. That was why I joined beehaw, because it promised civility.

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      what do u mean 50-50? give me one thread here that isn’t anti Israel and with massive upvote/downvote ratio

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          Not moving the goalposts but I meant Lemmy in general, not beehaw, cause no downvotes

          But I admit you supplied a link to my request. I stand.partially informed

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            Ah, so only beehaw prohibits downvotes, not other Lemmy instances. TIL.

            I guess even what I showed you may have gone negative if downvotes were allowed. The person I was arguing with wasn’t being nasty about it, just incredibly obstinate.

            I worry about a return to Nazi style anti-semitism (though I hate Likud) which the polarized discussions are leading us towards. It is arrogant to think it could never happen again.

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              Some Lemmy instances have downvotes, some don’t. It varies by instance. I think most instances have/allow downvotes. Beehaw & Blahaj are two bigger ones that don’t that I can think of off of the top of my head.

              Also agreed with your last bit. I’m nervous about it, too. I wish people would just be decent and… not suck, lol.