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Should political extremism, far-left or far-right, be an allowed part of Lemmy's Fediverse? (beehaw.org)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm simply asking this question because of Lemmygrad.ml existing, and that there isn't a far-right equivalent of it yet. If Lemmygrad has any standing for its right to exist under free speech, where is the line drawn for other extremist political ideologies? If Holodomor skepticism is allowed, then what stops Holocaust skepticism? (as it is generally accepted the Holodomor was man-made). I'm simply wondering what gives far-left politics a right to promote such extremist views in the Fediverse, when their far-right counterparts would be Defederated in minutes.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (34 children)

Because the people who run the majority of instances are leftists. And despite my many grievances with marxist-leninist ideology and particularly with stalinism, I'd rather talk with tankies who at least claim to respect me as a minority than nazis who actively wish death upon me.

Leftism should be tolerated because leftism advocates for the rights of the workers. Leftism is the way the world can and should be. Whichever flavor of it, they're all better than fascism. And wherever fascists will gather their sole purpose is to propagate hatred against minorities. Leftists are overwhelming welcoming and accepting of minorities. They are no threat to the acceptance of marginalized peoples.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (22 children)

Eh... I have met enough far-left authoritarians who are openly racist, anti-lgbtq, and who advocated for violence against people solely based on their family background that I don't think the extreme right has a monopoly on hate.

I don't think that level of intolerance should be tolerated, regardless of whether someone is on the right or left of the spectrum.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I have met enough far-left authoritarians who are openly racist, anti-lgbtq, and who advocated for violence against people solely based on their family background that I don’t think the extreme right has a monopoly on hate.

Yeah, they're banned from lemmygrad. Rule 5:

No capitalist apologia / anti-communism.

No bigotry - including racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia.

Be respectful. This is a safe space where all comrades should feel welcome, this includes a warning against uncritical sectarianism.

No porn or sexually explicit content (even if marked NSFW).

No right-deviationists (patsocs, nazbols, strasserists, duginists, etc).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Denying the Uyghur genocide is an act of bigotry, no different from denying the Holocaust of German Jews, yet such content is openly tolerated there.

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