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How am I ragebaiting? Am I wrong? It’s been made clear time and time again that any opinion that is even somewhat right leaning is not welcome here. To point this out is not “ragebaiting” and that’s completely absurd that you would even claim that.

Yet again, y’all prove my point. Anyone who disagrees with the hivemind is apparently not here in good faith (even when they are).

Yes, they are completely unwelcome. Anyone to the right of Bernie Sanders is immediately labeled a “fascist” as as justification to dunk on them. Doesn’t matter how civil or well-argued their opinions are. Don’t believe me? Just wait a few hours and then look at the responses to this comment.

If you care AT ALL about fairness and balance of opinions, then this is absolutely not the instance for you.

Makes sense considering everyone who is pro-blackout is not on the site…

He spit out a conspiracy theory and I called him out on it. Jesus Christ.

I’m in a forum where I am dominated by opposing viewpoints. To say that I’m unwilling to engage is laughable.

And the linked example is a back-and-forth with disagreement. Everything was completely civil. Are you saying that disagreeing with the established hivemind-narrative is “refusing to engage”? Disagreement and debate should be encouraged as long as it’s civil. I really don’t understand the point that you’re trying to make here. And I absolutely loathe the Reddit-like behavior of digging through someone’s post history with the ill-intent to smear them.

You haven’t defined the rules until you define ‘hate speech’ which is a core part of the so-called rules.

But you have not addressed my main concern regarding the definition of words. Here’s a perfect example from your comment:

Hate speech in response to hate speech is perfectly acceptable - calling Nazis out is cool and correct.

I already see based on the comments here that anyone who votes for a Republican is going to being considered a Nazi and therefore used as justification for the rules to be applied unevenly against certain political affiliations.

Do you at least see and acknowledge my concern? Because this is going to turn into another dead and boring echochamber extremely quickly if these questions are not addressed head-on upfront.

You claim that this is a non-partisan space. Is it or is it not? Be upfront about what the rules are if you want real honest and well-intentioned engagement from a diverse group of opinions.

Thanks for your response, it’s very helpful. If a user asking a very legitimate question in a civil and respectful manner is “eyebrow raising” and at the limit of your ability to act in good faith then this community is probably not for me.

Peace out! I probably won’t be missed anyway. I just wish there was a single community online that was non-partisan and open to real debate and discussion and didn’t immediately assume malice to anyone who disagrees with them. The world is not black and white despite what internet bubbles would lead you to believe.

Honest question: can you define ‘hate speech’? Because in theory I agree it should not be allowed however in practice it generally means ‘political ideas that I disagree with’ are banned under the guise of hate speech rules. There needs to be specific standards clarifying what the rule actually is.

Hypothetical example: am I allowed to take a socially conservative stance on gender-affirming healthcare or would that be considered ‘hate speech’?