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but it might be helpful if rather than just alluding to some comment that got deleted, you posted what the actual content was.

I can't recall the exact wording of my comment, but the gist of it was that three celebrities were protesting an attempt to bar Israel from a music contest because of the ongoing genocide. I pointed out that the three celebrities were Jewish, so it was kind of cynical for them to do that. Those who upvoted understood what I meant, but then someone else accused me of antisemitism -- because I didn't specifically identify them as "Zionist".

How am I supposed to know whether they're Zionist? As far as I know, they've never publicly identified themselves as such, and it could be perceived as offensive if I did.

I notice you didnt mention being banned.

No, I wasn't. Hopefully you've read the two items I had posted before, which pretty much validated how I felt about what I'd experienced, and why I left.

Listen, if you like Hexbear, fine; that's your business. I don't.

most .world threads, which end up being incredibly hostile, childish, and ignorant

Agreed, and that's why I also avoid them (and Beehaw, Hexbear and .ml).

because its rude as hell to go into someones safe space and start acting like you know better or being dismissive of their beliefs. Especially when you dont actually want a well reasoned answer, you just want to stir shit.

You're running on a lot of assumptions.

I made a comment that had nothing to do with any of that. It received quite a few upvotes (10+), then someone misread it and accused me of antisemitic dog whistling, which was not the case. In other words, they were stirring up shit and making a bad-faith argument.

So I clarified my position, then other users piled on, the mod(s) deleted my comments, and I left.

And the user who made that accusation had made what could be perceived as an anti-Italian remark in a comment a few days before. My paternal grandparents were Italian. Needless to say, I was a bit upset that this person didn't follow the very strict standards that they held me to.

(By the way, Blahaj is also an LGBTQ+ safe space. The difference is, they're not assholes.)

Feel free to check my post history here; stirring up shit is not my style.

In the meantime, I'll leave you with some recommended reading, here and here.

Hi there!

Speaking of which, I was in a discussion about that yesterday:

I specifically avoid .ml and .world because the collective behavior (i.e., hostility, downvote trolling, etc.) is so much like Reddit.

Beehaw, Hexbear and Blahaj have all disabled downvotes, but Blahaj is the only one that's decent, which is why I'm here.

(I would link directly to these if I could, but am having issues with that.)

For what it's worth, Discuit is also a generally friendly place.

Official portrait, 2025

I get your point, but she's referring to a critical mass of people.

No, but she does advocate directly contacting Republicans to vent your anger and frustration at them, vs. scapegoating Democrats, since they have less control at the moment over what might happen.

This is similar in appearance to the one I posted a few weeks ago -- both are Chicago Surface Lines streetcars, but this one was built by Pullman.

details here

video footage here (YouTube short)

Speaking of which, if you've got an hour, have a look at this:

Heather Cox Richardson -- Politics Chat: January 14, 2025

She puts a lot of emphasis on the fighting back part, with ideas as to how.

I specifically avoid .ml and .world because the collective behavior (i.e., hostility, downvote trolling, etc.) is so much like Reddit.

Beehaw, Hexbear and Blahaj have all disabled downvotes, but Blahaj is the only one that's decent, which is why I'm here.

plus I wonder just how capricious they are

very

For example, I once referred to a bigoted minister as a "moron" and was accused of using "ableist" language.

After two more similar incidents there, I bailed.

I specifically avoid Beehaw, Hexbear and World for that reason.