Personally I think not having karma limits is nice currently! I understand why they were used but grinding karma as a lurker on reddit was frustrating.

  • Discoslugs
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    32 years ago

    Can you be more specific about the type of authoritarianisms you wish to avoid?

    Many centrist are closet transphobes and often use the verbage of authoritarianism as a dog whistle.

    • Bernie Ecclestoned
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      72 years ago

      I’m a centrist with a trans kid and no issues beyond worrying how they’ll be treated by transphobes

      Being a centriphobe is still bigotry

      • Discoslugs
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        32 years ago

        “Being a centriphobe is still bigotry”

        Generally it’s not bigotry when your critizes peoples choices. It’s usually reserved for things people can’t change. Like their race.

        Example

        “Centrist ideas are usually not well thought out”

        See this isn’t bigotry because you could have better ideas.

        I’m glad your good with your trans kid tho.

          • Discoslugs
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            12 years ago

            I think it’s very inappropriate to call some one a bigot for criticism someone elses political beliefs.

            • Bernie Ecclestoned
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              12 years ago

              When someone says many centrists are transphobes, that’s being bigoted towards centrists…

              • Discoslugs
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                22 years ago

                No I think thats a factual statement with a basis in reality, and my own personal experience.

      • @[email protected]
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        22 years ago

        Hatred of proponents of political affiliations generally isn’t viewed as bigotry because it is quite easy to stop being a proponent of a political affiliation. It is much more difficult (or impossible) to stop believing in your religion, to not be gay, to not be black.

        I don’t like bigotry and centrism is, depending on your interpretation, either support of the wretched status quo or support of a mixture of progressive and backwards policy. Neither position is respectable.

    • @[email protected]
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      52 years ago

      I definitely get what you mean and I think the idea that you can get away with no censorship is naive. However, they could just as easily be talking about r/conservatives use of conservative only posts and their banning of anyone sharing opposing viewpoints.

      • Discoslugs
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        32 years ago

        I doubt it. Just the word authoritarianism has been mostly co-opted by the ultra right in American colloquialismz.

        I don’t know of many people on the left in the US that are complaining censorship.

        • @[email protected]
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          12 years ago

          Idk I feel like I’ve heard loads of media call desantus and trump authoritarian. The don’t say gay stuff is definitely censorship. I think the right just has an obsession with calling out BS censorship.

          • Discoslugs
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            12 years ago

            Yeah I guess your right. It does it get used by left groups as well. It’s just different contexts.

            Calling desantus authoritarian is accurate imo.lol

        • @XanXic
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          2 years ago

          The second I see or hear someone start complaining about cancel culture I just roll my eyes and move on. Telling on yourself.

          • Discoslugs
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            12 years ago

            I think people posting and commenting racist and transphobic stuff should be banned. Full stop. And I’m not afraid to say it.

            Do you disagree with this stance?