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I got banded from Hexbear. Not that I am super sad about it. More confused...

This is the post that did me in: https://midwest.social/post/36684138/20435030

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Nothing will change if you don't believe it can. If all this does is delay fascism for a day. That's one less day of people dying and suffering for really stupid and avoidable reasons. Seriously, what's the point of your comment? Are you trying to get me bummed out and not vote? by deaf_fish @lemm.ee

reason: Wrecker.

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Yes, I agree. This is simply a stop gap measure. I'm not saying to stop doing all the other stuff like protesting and organizing. Voting is just one afternoon. For some people it's really easy to do, it's way easier than other stuff that you're probably already doing. by deaf_fish @lemm.ee

reason: Wrecker.

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I thought roe v wade was gone because Obama did kick Mitch McConnell in the nutz for not doing his job and appointing his supreme Court judge. What did Biden do to row v wade? by deaf_fish @lemm.ee

reason: Wrecker.

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Cuz I don't need to engage with your material. This is sooooooo simple. Just vote for the guy who is less fascist. Are you confused about whether fascism is bad? Guess what? It's bad! Lots of innocent people dying bad. Are you confused about which presidential candidate is the least fascist? That would be Biden. You should vote for him. Everyone should vote for him in this next election. This is your 100th chance to not come off as a fascist supporter. You better take it! by deaf_fish @lemm.ee

reason: Wrecker.

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Define failed practice? What do you think would have happened if Biden had lost the last election to Trump? Four years of Trump almost tore this country to pieces. I'm sorry fighting is hard. I'm not asking you to be pro-democrat. I'm just asking you not to doomer everyone into not voting at all. Guess what? Fascists vote and they organize and they don't get doomer about this stuff. If you're not going to help then get out of the way. by deaf_fish @lemm.ee

reason: Wrecker.

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First of all, you're confusing me with somebody who likes the Democrats. I don't. I don't like either party. Second of all, why the hell are you acting like there's a third choice between a Democrat and Republican? When was the last time an independent candidate came even close to winning? We currently only have two choices for president. I beg of you or anyone else that is reading this. Please vote for the less fascist one. Again, I don't like this. But acting like there's absolutely no difference between Biden and Trump is the the dumbest thing I've heard in a long time. by deaf_fish @lemm.ee

reason: Wrecker.

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I know! So simple right? by deaf_fish @lemm.ee

reason: Wrecker.

mod Banned deaf_fish @lemm.ee

reason: west purginia, mountain mama (lib :farquaad-point:)

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If you have the numbers to start a violent revolution. You have the numbers to do reform. Unless you plan on dying a glorious death with no change in outcome. I'm not saying electoralism is the only answer. Keep protesting. Keep organizing. Keep spreading information. Do you know what would give you more time to build that revolutionary army? If Biden was president for four more years. by deaf_fish @lemm.ee

reason: Wrecker.

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I don't need to prove that Biden opposes fascism. I just have to prove the other candidate would be more fascist. We only have two choices. This should be really simple. Pick the one that's less fascist. Why is this so hard for you? Are you unsure which president would cause a less fascist outcome between Biden and Trump? This is really simple, it's Biden, vote Biden! Voting is one afternoon. Waiting in a line. Filling out a ballot. I know it sucks. Your feelings are valid. Vote Biden because fascism is bad. Do you know who's not going to vote Biden. All the fascists. They're going to be voting for whoever the Republican candidate is. Do you know who they really want? They want Hitler2 for president. Do you know what they're not doing? Complaining about that and doomering over it. This is incredibly simple. by deaf_fish @lemm.ee

reason: Wrecker.

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Biden is better than a fascist. Seriously, what's the point of your comment? Are you trying to get me to give up start licking that boot? by deaf_fish @lemm.ee

reason: Wrecker.

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Biden is better than a fascist. Seriously, what's the point of your comment? Are you trying to get me to give up start licking that boot? by deaf_fish @lemm.ee

reason: Wrecker.

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You just want to shoot people. You want people to die due to fascism. So that you can LARP as a revolutionary soldier. Listen if a violent revolution was going to be successful. Liberal democracy would have turned the USA into socialism by now. If you're going to start a revolution, you have to make sure you have more than 50% of the population on your side, at a minimum. The more population on your side the less death will occur. If more than 50% of the population agrees with you, democracy will work just fine. No need to murder bone. Unless you want to. In which case none of this conversation makes any difference. by deaf_fish @lemm.ee

reason: Wrecker.

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Yes, do all of that! And vote! Voting is pretty easy compared to the other things on that list. Do what you can. Do all of them if you can. I don't like the Democrats. I don't like saying that we should support the Democrats. But the Democrats are right now the least fascist of the two parties that we have to pick between. I am acting smug, because it appears to me this group has some whiny babies who can't vote. Seriously, how can you fight fascists in the street and then just not vote? I think voting would be really easy compared to fighting fascists. Convincing cucked liberals to vote for Biden is a nice baby step for them. by deaf_fish @lemm.ee

reason: Wrecker.

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Okay if you believe all that then shut up. Die quietly and let everyone else die fighting. All you're doing is spread doomer bullshit that isn't helping anyone. If you want to stop being miserable. Join the fight! by deaf_fish @lemm.ee

reason: Wrecker.

mod Banned deaf_fish @lemm.ee from the community Labour

reason: Wrecker.

expires: 2 years ago

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Wow, this whole post is psy op. Vote Biden people! The only other option will be a fascist or fascist enabler. I don't like it anymore than you do. by deaf_fish @lemm.ee

reason: No.

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[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Who the fuck knows? It's Hexbear, they did you a favor honestly. Don't bother looking back, you're missing nothing of value.

[–] deaf_fish@midwest.social 9 points 1 day ago

Yeah I agree. My tummy hurt replying to that post because I knew I was going to get more insane replies. And I got them. As some one who cares, it is really hard not to reply to socially detrimental posts. I always hope at least one person reads them and gets a chance to escape to a better place in life.

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 26 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Sometimes hexbear mods just ban you if they find you annoying and you aren't a hexbear user. It's honestly part of the site culture

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

!yepowertrippinbastards@lemmy.dbzer0.com

[–] deaf_fish@midwest.social 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Nice! Subscribed! That would be a better place for this post I think.

[–] tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

On paper, yes. But finding mod abuse on hexbear is also about as common as finding sand on a beach.

[–] deaf_fish@midwest.social 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well, at the very least, this post adds my skeleton to the row of hanging skeletons at the entrance of Hexbear.

[–] tal@olio.cafe 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Specifically for hexbear, lemmy.ml, and lemmygrad.ml, you might also take a look at !MeanwhileOnGrad@sh.itjust.works.

EDIT: Well, okay, it's not really specific to those instances, but YePowerTrippingMods is about behavior by mods in general and whether it's appropriate, and MeanwhileOnGrad is specific to criticism of objectionable tankie things, which often involves mod/admin stuff.

[–] deaf_fish@midwest.social 2 points 1 day ago

Thanks, this looks like another interesting community!

[–] ComradeMiao@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Except the mid of that com is power tripping

[–] deaf_fish@midwest.social 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Seems like I am the last person to realize that. I wonder if I hold the record for longest un-banned idiolectally opposed person in Hexbear?

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 0 points 19 hours ago

No they're not

[–] FrostyTrichs@crazypeople.online 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] deaf_fish@midwest.social 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wow, good documentation at least. Thanks! I'm not clear on exactly what I did. Other than have an unpopular opinion.

[–] Takapapatapaka@tarte.nuage-libre.fr 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My two hypothesis :

  • either they don't see most of your comments for some reason (like most comments being on lemmy.world coms and them being blocked from it), and they believed you were a fake account promoting vote
  • either they don't care for a proper reason. I see a lot of bans from .ml being referenced as "bigotry" even when it's only pointing out negative aspects of some dictatorship ML worships, so this could be a thing on Hexbear too.
[–] deaf_fish@midwest.social 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I also, noticed something in the records about ban evasion? I wonder if they got spooked because I moved from lemm.ee to midwest.social. Because lemm.ee got shutdown.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

While we're on topic: how bad is Hexbear these days?

[–] deaf_fish@midwest.social 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They seem to like this take: https://midwest.social/post/36684138/20421459

Social democracy is objectively the moderate wing of fascism.

[–] Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

omg that take is utterly braindead. I have lived in a social democracy all my life, and would be worse off in pretty much any other type of state (in the us i would be fucking dead by now)

e: i just looked at the context, and it was a top level comment to what Mamdami said to the 2-Year-Anniversary of the 7.Oct. attacks that kicked off the Gaza conflict, where he acknowledged that the initial hamas attack was bonkers, before condemning the ongoing genocide (calling it one too), naming the US government complicit and calling for an end of the conflict and of apartheid. I don't know on which of the six corners this bear and his upvoters hit his head, but there is not one social democracy in sight in any of this.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I think it means your Dirk Garthwaite.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

you're* 🤓

[–] deaf_fish@midwest.social 1 points 1 day ago

Lol, that must be it.