• cotlovan@lemm.ee
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    4 hours ago

    As i signed up for this sub, I thought I’d be reading about technology. Actually, it seems that people here are more concerned about companies not sticking to the far left ideology, so naturally they call everyone nazis and fascists, without ever knowing what those words even mean.

    Just because someone doesn’t want to play the gender tip toe dance, doesn’t mean they’re nazis. But I guess that’s not something that this sub is ready to face.

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        3 hours ago

        Your reply and your up votes just prove what I said. You’re not allowed to disagree with the rhetoric around here.

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          No, you’re definitely allowed. Otherwise you’d have had your comments removed from the public discourse.

          The up and downs just gauge public approval to the comment. Remember, you’re also free to up and down vote to voice your disagreement.

          Also remember, if you think everyone around you are assholes then likely you’re the asshole.

          Edit: I just saw your other comment on the lack of variety of posts. Be the change you want to see. Find something interesting and make a post!

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          Sure, if your issue is that it’s okay for corporations to remove protections for hate speech towards marginalized groups, then yes, go get bent. This kind of false equivalence between normalizing hate and ostraciszing progressives for speaking out against oppression is EXACTLY what we’re fighting against. What in the hell is the ‘rhetoric’ do you disagree with? Having empathy for lgbtq+ people? Jesus. If so, this is definitely not the place for you.

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            Speaking about false equivalence, how did you came to the conclusion that just because I don’t find a corporation removing gender stuff from their policies relevant from a technological stand point - makes me an LGBT hater? You seem to already have made your mind, you probably did assume that I’m a trump supporter who wanna see gays being hanged, even though I was saying that I expected more tech and less gender politics from this sub.

            There are a lot of subs dedicated to LGBT, I came here for tech. Which sub would in your opinion be more appropriate for tech talk if not this one?

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              When big Tech, especially the biggest video platform in the world, does something lile this it is relevant to tech. The better question is, if you do support lgbtq+ people, why the public freakout about mentioning a far reaching tech policy, by one of the biggest (if not THE biggest) tech companies against them on a tech sub?

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          3 hours ago

          You are welcome to disagree and people are welcome to tell you off. That’s how speech works. Or should we tip to around disagreeing with you?

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            Of course everyone is allowed to speak their mind. But being called names for not supporting a particular point of view sounds like hate speech to me, wouldn’t you agree?

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              abusive or threatening speech or writing that expresses prejudice on the basis of ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or most importantly against people who have just the worst takes.

              Hmmm, checks out. I guess the technology platform, YouTube, should get right on that too.

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      Just your garden variety bigots and assholes then?

      Also, I think you should read up on what facisim is and why it’s being so widely used right now as highly oppressive rhetoric is being pushed from many far-right leaders throughout the world.

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        I know exactly what fascism means, and often what the left is doing aligns better with the definition than what the right is doing. Also, let’s not forget that “nazi” is a short form for “national socialism”

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      nazis and fascists, without ever knowing what those words even mean

      I am Jack’s complete lack of self awareness

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      I’m with you on the “they’re not Nazi thing”

      I think Lemmy is being a space for targeted radicalization for certain groups.

      But still I think you’re wrong that we can separate technology from this political stuff right now. It’s not separate. Technology is the medium that groups are using to spread this stuff. It’s important and interesting to see how they’re doing it.

      Content should focus on the tech side of it. And also why be angry at the side that’s just trying to protect their freedoms here. If it wasn’t for the people trying to limit their freedoms, we’d never hear of this stuff.

      The issue isn’t people trying to identify as another gender. It’s the people saying no they can’t and then abusing their power and influence to do it.

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        Sure, you can’t always separate the technology from the politics, my issue was that this is what most posts around here are about. I took a look and most content comes a few accounts, and it’s always about the “nazi this” and “fascist that”. Is that really only thing that happens in the tech space, what Musk said and what YouTube changed in their policy?

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      Hang on. I just scrolled down the comments list for a couple of minutes and didn’t see anyone calling anyone else a Nazi or a fascist. What are you going on about?

      And YouTube is a company. They don’t believe in anything except increasing shareholder value. It’s got nothing about far left or whatever. Gender identity isn’t even a far left idea, unless your Overton window is skewed.

      Also, you’ve just sort of outed yourself unnecessarily as an ignorant bigot in a left leaning community with your statement:

      Just because someone doesn’t want to play the gender tip toe dance, doesn’t mean they’re nazis

      Of course they’re not Nazis. No one’s calling them a Nazi. They’re calling that someone a bigot.

      Actually, it seems that people here are more concerned about companies not sticking to the far left ideology

      Actually, it’s people who are concerned about companies kowtowing to a fascist regime, the Trump government.

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      Seems like you are getting downvoted, but I agree with you that nowadays people use words like nazi and fascist very loosely. I’m very sure that a large part of the people can’t tell what nazi or fascist really is without looking it on Wikipedia.

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        Seeing as you apparently need someone to look the word up for you.

        Fascism : a populist political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual, that is associated with a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, and that is characterized by severe economic and social regimentation and by forcible suppression of opposition

        Let’s see.

        1. Christian nationalism is a huge part of Trumps support group
        2. Cops target brown people to attempt to deport them and Trump pardons them for ignoring court orders to stop (Joe Apaio)
        3. Trump continues to deport people based on skin and looks without due process. Ignoring courts telling him to stop.
        4. Trumps America first slogan is eerily similar to Hitlers slogan.
        5. Trump is starting to isolate the US from the rest of the world (but curiously not Russia)

        But I do agree, they’re not Nazis, they’re MAGA. Their own brand of fascism.