A lot less annoying then endlessly filtering content by community and user

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    3 days ago

    No, I don’t. When I call people Nazis and fascists it’s because I know what both of those words mean, being literate.

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      3 days ago

      Then you are missing the point because there are tons of people who disagree with you who aren’t Nazis. OP is talking about how it’s great how you can only talk with people you agree with.

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        It has been awhile, but there were some Lemmy instances that people made to discuss Alt-Right viewpoints. They are all defederated now, but they caused quite the stir back in the day. Look it up. Here’s a start:

        So, granted that there are not really (self-proclaimed neo-) Nazis here now, but this is still a fairly recent series of events in the shared consciousness of Lemmings. Also, fascism is alive and well world-wide, and on Lemmy very much in the open and in the here and now.

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        You are replying to a comment thread that is about blocking Nazis, it’s completely disingenuous to act like that’s not a legit problem and that anyone is talking about anything other than actual fucking Nazis. They are real. No one said everyone they disagree with is a Nazi because that’s fucking stupid.

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          No, OPs point was that they can block people they disagree, with the person above in this thread brought up Nazis when people pointed out how toxic that behaviour is in creating filter bubbles.

          I.e. they brought up an extreme example at one end of the spectrum to make a point when we were discussing the spectrum more broadly

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        No shit, genius.

        For example, the liberals endorsing genocide for realpolitik aren’t fascists, they’re just doing what American liberals have done since the founding of liberalism as an ideology.

        I disagree with them but don’t call them Nazis and don’t think their opinions on other things shouldn’t be heard.