No, it most certainly is true. The left has decided that it’s acceptable and encouraged to stoop to the level of their enemies. You probably disagree with this because it’s a hard truth you don’t want to acknowledge; don’t worry, I see it all the time.
Sigh, there's no stats on this, so I'll refrain from further discussion...
It’s a waste of time and an effective distraction from what we should be doing instead.
If you ask the average leftist on English-speaking internet forums
Seems pretty obvious you haven't actually interacted with an average leftist, let me tell you, because that is not true...
I'll say though, I'm torn, but leaning towards thinking this really wasn't that bad. There's a difference between allowing right-wing policy and opening the door to fascism. Should poison be allowed to run for main course?
Călin Georgescu seems to be a pretty clear-cut fascist, to be honest.
they should do it without vulgar insults or baseless slander.
Fair enough.
Look, that's how Lemmy works, because "Lemmy" doesn't realy exist, it's just software. There's no need for a ban appeal or anything, because if you got banned, they don't want you, ever. Some instances do make their admin's contacts public, such as Lemmygrad's, so you could try messaging them on Matrix or something... Though I would not keep my hopes up. You could always make a new account, I think. To check details, by the way, you just go to the bottom of the page and click Modlog and then input the username you want to check. Here is a direct link to checking @Bloomcole@lemm.ee's modlog.
You can do this for any user on any instance, but certain instances don't federate modlogs well with each other, so it's best to check each instance's modlog for instance-specific information.
Each instance has its culture and expectations. There's instances out there for you, I'm sure! Best of luck! And sorry you had such... Negative... first experiences.
Yeah, I do suppose you're right on that... We'll wait and see. At the end of the day, I guess it's the Romanian people that'll have to decide whether this was acceptable or not, too.
This is the most reasonable assessment in my opinion.
I wasn't really assessing anything per se, more so asking a genuine question about whether this kind of thing should happen. I'll say, I know Lemmy can be a little... Politically interesting... But I was not expecting downvotes for such a mild reply.
But yeah, I've actually been thinking about this for quite a while. I really think that, if we want leftist policies implemented, we really do need a charismatic candidate and a compelling narrative that can compete with what the right is pushing.
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Well, it's not "bad", not really.
It's more so about how authoritarian you are.