What's the best way of dealing with Maga hatred, white power, genocide denial and other things you see a Lemmy user espousing?
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To make my point. I posted a science article to lemmy.world c/science ([email protected]) just now.
It's from phys.org.
Non-political. Good legit article. About dinosaur findings. The article: https://phys.org/news/2025-04-air-pockets-bones-alvarezsauridae-skeleton.html
Immediately got 2 downvotes. Within 30 seconds of posting. People downvoted because they don't like my personal politics. Had nothing to do with the article.
Not very scientifc-minded, heh? LMAO
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I thought the democratic party was the party of inclusion and diversity? But you really think other people are blameless in this?
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Maybe it used to be, but a few bad apples spoiled the bunch. I've been hearing more of a social contract approach where you're respected IFF you respect everybody else. Fail to do that and you're as good as a traitor.
Fair point.
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I get the feeling you're putting science as a whole before sociology here. It's self preservation to push those that would damage the herd outside of the herd.
Sure, but it's fucking Lemmy. It's a forum for shit-talk. It ain't the real world. I don't take it that seriously.
But reading the posts of some, and it's like Depression-porn and doomscrolling-porn. Many on Lemmy seem to be happier being unhappy. lol
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Sure, but it's fucking Lemmy. It's a forum for shit-talk. It ain't the real world. I don't take it that seriously.
But reading the posts of some, and it's like Depression-porn and doomscrolling-porn. Many on Lemmy seem to be happier being unhappy. lol
That's a hell of an opinion to hold. When you don't seek to understand those you don't agree with, you are perfectly ok with them holding onto dissonance that they very likely don't have. I don't think you understand Lemmy, you dismiss it as locker room talk.
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That's a hell of an opinion to hold. When you don't seek to understand those you don't agree with, you are perfectly ok with them holding onto dissonance that they very likely don't have. I don't think you understand Lemmy, you dismiss it as locker room talk.
hen you don’t seek to understand those you don’t agree with
Which is exactly how Lemmy is with conservatives and their points of view.
I don’t think you understand Lemmy, you dismiss it as locker room talk.
It is locker room talk. Dude, no one has even fucking heard of Lemmy. How many users are on Lemmy total? Maybe few hundred thousand? Not even a fucking dent against reddit, and most people in the real world don't even take Reddit seriously.
You vastly overestimate the reach and influence that Lemmy has on the real world.
Anyone have real numbers on how many users Lemmy has? I don't know right off, but it's small. Very very small.
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hen you don’t seek to understand those you don’t agree with
Which is exactly how Lemmy is with conservatives and their points of view.
I don’t think you understand Lemmy, you dismiss it as locker room talk.
It is locker room talk. Dude, no one has even fucking heard of Lemmy. How many users are on Lemmy total? Maybe few hundred thousand? Not even a fucking dent against reddit, and most people in the real world don't even take Reddit seriously.
You vastly overestimate the reach and influence that Lemmy has on the real world.
Anyone have real numbers on how many users Lemmy has? I don't know right off, but it's small. Very very small.
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This simultaneously sounds like "conservatives are a minority and they shouldn't be treated this way" and "the fediverse is small, they deserve to be treated this way"
Nah, I don't really care THAT much. I was just pointing out the hypocrisy of vast majority of Lemmy users. I don't really care one way or the other. I'll continue to post what I want, and I'll continue not taking any of it seriously.
It's legit like posting Raiders stuff to a Broncos-leaning forum on a site that promises they welcome everyone when they don't. lol
People being mad makes no difference to my real world at all.
I'm still retired at 50. I'm still fit and healthy. I still spend awesome days in the park and hiking in the beautiful countryside every morning and evening. Life is awesome, even the Lemmy says the world is gonna end soon. (it won't end anytime soon)
Go Raiders, by the way. Go Knights.
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Doxx them.
What, that isn't allowed? Well neither is white supremacist hate speech. Fuck that trash.
Stop calling yourself leftist you hateful fuck.
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If I respond, it's mostly for the 'audience'. I used to argue on r/libertarian or r/conservative, not to change the other person's mind, but to add a different opinion to the thread. I doubt I ever convinced the other person of anything, but hope I got other people to think a bit more about some of the policies being advocated for.
This makes it look like the post is popular and draws more attention. Depending on the platform, it signals the algorithm to show it to more people.
Doing this is engaging exactly the way they expect you to engage, it helps no one.
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Bully them. The only way to deal with a bully is to show your strength.
You know how a lot of libs like to police language? That weak and only pisses off bullies. Instead, use their language against them. For example, a decent liberal would never do this but you can do more emotional damage to a maga and make a point they would understand by calling them a ‘regarded fage’ (paraphrasing because that is ban worthy insult in many places online) over and over again than you ever could by using logic against them.
Sometimes in wonder if Lemmy is the number 1, social network in Americans highschools.
Because some of these replies...
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Nah, I don't really care THAT much. I was just pointing out the hypocrisy of vast majority of Lemmy users. I don't really care one way or the other. I'll continue to post what I want, and I'll continue not taking any of it seriously.
It's legit like posting Raiders stuff to a Broncos-leaning forum on a site that promises they welcome everyone when they don't. lol
People being mad makes no difference to my real world at all.
I'm still retired at 50. I'm still fit and healthy. I still spend awesome days in the park and hiking in the beautiful countryside every morning and evening. Life is awesome, even the Lemmy says the world is gonna end soon. (it won't end anytime soon)
Go Raiders, by the way. Go Knights.
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You care so little that when somebody finds a hole in your philosophy that you feel compelled to remind them of how little you care. Something keeps bringing you back to shout into the downvoting void.
You care so little that when somebody finds a hole in your philosophy that you feel compelled to remind them of how little you care.
That's how you read that?!
Gude, I have no "philosophy" and don't feel "compelled" to do anything. This isn't Star Trek or a legal courtroom. It's fucking Lemmy. lol
Something keeps bringing you back to shout into the downvoting void.
I'm responding to your comments.
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Nope. I was fine with sticking with AP News and Newsweek. But you all called me a Nazi. For posting AP News articles. LMAO
Lemmy has thrown around that word so much, it’s losing it meaning.
Oh christ. This isn't reddit. Stop saying reddit shit.
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Lemmy has thrown around that word so much, it’s losing it meaning.
Oh christ. This isn't reddit. Stop saying reddit shit.
I stand by what I said.
And Lemmy is becoming Reddit lately. lmao
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You care so little that when somebody finds a hole in your philosophy that you feel compelled to remind them of how little you care.
That's how you read that?!
Gude, I have no "philosophy" and don't feel "compelled" to do anything. This isn't Star Trek or a legal courtroom. It's fucking Lemmy. lol
Something keeps bringing you back to shout into the downvoting void.
I'm responding to your comments.
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So when I stop posting, you'll stop posting? What brings you back to a community (all of Lemmy as you say it) that actively rejects you?
So when I stop posting, you’ll stop posting?
When you stop commenting, I'll stop replying to you. But I won't stop posting.
What brings you back to a community (all of Lemmy as you say it) that actively rejects you?
I gotta represent the small minority that pushes against the narrative. Be the change you wanna see, right?
You keep hating. I'll keep posting in spite of the hating. All good, yes?
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So when I stop posting, you’ll stop posting?
When you stop commenting, I'll stop replying to you. But I won't stop posting.
What brings you back to a community (all of Lemmy as you say it) that actively rejects you?
I gotta represent the small minority that pushes against the narrative. Be the change you wanna see, right?
You keep hating. I'll keep posting in spite of the hating. All good, yes?
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I stand by what I said.
And Lemmy is becoming Reddit lately. lmao
And Lemmy is becoming Reddit lately. lmao
nazi digg can keep their nazis.
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And Lemmy is becoming Reddit lately. lmao
nazi digg can keep their nazis.
Where are the nazis on Digg and Reddit? I don't see them.
