Disclaimer: Fuck the rich and please consider reading 1 paragraph before you go to comments to explain how I am a bootlicker. Thank you ٩(•͈ ꇴ •͈)و ̑̑❀

For context, I generally report all calls to violence, no matter who the “victim” is, whether they are a public figure or an anonymous user. I didn’t even register that the person I was “defending” was rich—I’m just aware that calls to violence are against most instances’ terms of service (due to legal threats). Genuinely sorry seahorse! I wish you just had something in your instance sidebar or even spoke to me instead of jumping to ban and “lib” insults!

Unverifiable information you will have to take my word for (per community rules)

Apologized to seahorse and got:

My own personal curiosities only adjacently related

Correct me if I’m wrong, isn’t this a bit of an abuse of federation? This is the same admin that pulled the move with the doxxing of Nick Fuentes. By banning users for reporting content that may violate our local instance rules, seahorse is making our local instances harder to moderate for our admins. (Honestly I respect the commitment to the running a very open and uncensored instance, but until Lemmy has the option to only report to local admins versus local & federated authorities, this may not be the best strategy?)

Anyway, this is pretty interesting. I’m honestly not too pressed about this (mostly I will miss !theonion@midwest.social) and curious what yall think. :)

  • Franklin@lemmy.world
    208·
    2 days ago

    I understand what you’re saying, but violence is necessary.

    Peaceful protest is all but impossible and uneffective in the current political landscape.

    I don’t think we can take back our world through political means anymore. The rich have been waging a culture war and winning it. And if you don’t believe me, just look at the fascist tilt in recent elections.

    I’d love to be proven wrong but the longer I look at the situation, the more it seems like a return to the guillotine is the way to go.

    • spujb@lemmy.cafeOPEnglish
      132·
      2 days ago

      Thanks for your comment :) I also fully agree with what you are saying. Check out any number of my historical comments to see how much I fucking hate the rich. It was JFK who said “Those who make peaceful protest impossible make violent revolution inevitable.” I absolutely believe that the wealthy should face punishment for their violent crimes against the lower and middle classes for centuries.

      But! You are just talking past my point here. I didn’t report out of a political motive at all, I reported because some admins might face legal trouble from their local government, the same as I report the much more common racism, sexism or harassment. See here for a longer summary: https://lemmy.cafe/comment/8831214

    • radical_larry@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      52·
      2 days ago

      Yeah, indifferent to your side/angle/cause, you have to play by the rules. Its not the 90s internet anymore. Either play smart by the rules or find an alternative.

      Edit I do condone any form of violence or calls of action to.

      • Franklin@lemmy.world
        3·
        2 days ago

        Violence should only be used against billionaires. Moreover, I think any site or gathering place is in its rights to have that within its rules.

        However, violence must be maintained as a clear alternative because peaceful protest and political action only when backed by that credible threat. It should also only be used when it is clear the other avenues are not sufficient.

        And if we remove that from all gathering places, we have kneecapped our ability to stand against tyranny when we need it.