I was just perusing the modlog when I noticed something interesting. Apparently posting news about Gaza/Palestine is not allowed on !worldnews@sh.itjust.works. I decided to check the side bar and didn’t see anything. The only pinned post also does not indicate that this is not allowed

edit: the mod in question is @Eyekaytee@aussie.zone . sorry for not originally tagging. i hadn’t realized it was a rule that this must be done. i thought it seemed inappropriate since i was trying to initiate a conversation about a community’s rules and culture rather than start drama about an individual

    • goferking (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.org
      172·
      6 months ago

      Honestly wonder if mwog was made specifically because of a slight they received on a grad comm or simply because they love attention

      • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
        174·
        6 months ago

        The latter, goat’s a cryptofascist.

        Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past.

        -Jean-Paul Sartre

        • goat@lemmy.zip
          918·
          6 months ago

          I’m not a cryptofascist.

          If anyone’s a cryptofascist, it’s you, defending Russia and supporting Putin’s goals of reimplementing the USSR through imperialism and the war against Ukraine. You’re even doing so in this very thread.

          • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
            216·
            6 months ago

            If Putin actually wanted to reimplement the USSR, then it would already be socialist. You’re absolutely a cryptofascist, you cape for Israel, attack communism and communists, and host a Nazi-bar.

            • goat@lemmy.zip
              617·
              6 months ago

              So why are you defending Russia if Putin is supposedly not wanting to reimplement the USSR? (He is)

              Link me to where I have attacked communists, since I’ve defended communism, much to the dismay of my community

              But you’re not a communist, Cowbee, you’re an authoritarian tankie.

              • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
                184·
                6 months ago

                Putin is trying to take advantage of the rising wave of support for socialism to retain support over the liberal opposition. I already showed that support for socialism is rising in Russia, Putin is opportunistically trying to feign support in order to retain legitimacy, but has no interest in actually implementing socialism.

                Secondly, the entire purpose of MeanwhileOnGrad is to oppose communists and communism. “Tankie” isn’t an ideological position, it’s a pejorative for communists.

      • goat@lemmy.zip
        616·
        6 months ago

        MoG was created to highlight hate speech, conspiracy theories, apologia/revisionism, and general tankie behaviour across the fediverse.

        Extremism should always be called out wherever it may be