Happened to me once, too. Only time I ever got a site ban and it was for agreeing with a post about punching Nazis. The main post stayed up, while they systematically banned everyone who agreed with it for promoting violence. I spammed the appeals inbox until an actual person responded and unbanned me. But it was just another thing that had me looking for alternatives and then the API bullshit happened and Lemmy was brought up. Been here ever since.
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hah i cant believe you admitted it ive now reported you to reddit for inciting violence
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I was trying to upload a screenshot, but app kept saying error, I didn't realize post actually went through till now cause I told app to discard.
Was banned by u/reddit cause I said this lady deserved to be punched in face. Woke up to a permanent ban after appealing ban and suggesting they were Nazi sypathizers.
I don't want a remedy, I want to burn down the Nazi sypathizers platform.
With the additional context of this photo I'd say they were being a PTB.
Remember, when someone brags about a ban and omits plenty of details you can assume the worst. OP probably posted pictures of newborn babies being punched in the face and argued that all Mongolian babies are nazis or something.
I actually tried to post the screenshot, I didn't even realize the post went through cause I got an error every time I hit submit 
That is the lady I said should have been hit in the face
I don’t go by still frames in this context, otherwise I’d believe that a gay leader of one of the polish liberal parties is a nazi too.
Are you a little bit slow? As this picture is bloody obvious.
Good luck. You’re doing everything the same way as other countries who already fell to post-truth populism and rage when being told so.
Wtf are you even talking about?
You’re not exactly original in whatever you are doing. I’ve seen it before - it doesn’t accomplish whatever you’re trying to accomplish. You should focus on making an argument that’s going to convince people who aren’t already convinced. Calling Trump a nazi makes you feel good about yourself and not much more.
You’re not exactly original in whatever you are doing. I’ve seen it before - it doesn’t accomplish whatever you’re trying to accomplish
WTF are you even talking about???
Calling Trump a nazi makes you feel good about yourself and not much more.
WTF are you even talking about? Trump is a nazi - that's a matter of facts, not feelings.
If it looks like a Nazi And acts like a Nazi It's a Nazi.
Trump shirt + Nazi salute = Nazi.
Trump is not a nazi. Fascists subjugated corporations to serve the state, this is the other way around.
Potato/potato
Different strategies, same endgame. Focusing on semantics doesn't stop monsters.
Arguing whether fascist oligarchs are somehow radically than historically correct fascist is a waste of time and energy.
People doing Nazi salutes in Trump gear are just the modern day equivalent of Germans Nazi citizens in the 30s & 40s. It just says Maga instead of Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei .
I think it’s important to recognise the role of capital in how this particular tyrant was brought upon, otherwise people might get the idea that voting for Democrats could solve anything.
Trump is not a nazi.
You have been misinformed.
I don’t like Trump but I like words to have constant meaning so that we can keep communicating efficiently. There is no way to honestly argue that man is a nazi unless you stretch and twist what this term stands for. If you’re doing that just so a different kind of capitalists can win then that’s doubly insulting.
There is no way to honestly argue that man is a nazi
You have been misinformed.
I don’t seem to be talking to a person. Oh well.
I don’t seem to be talking to a person
You have been misinformed.
I think you’ve convinced me, I’m voting for fascists next. I’ll block you first though. Goodbye!