Hell if being condescending got you banned most of Lemmy would be banned.
this post was submitted on 24 May 2025
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I have low key been expecting a ban for months now. My sass game isn't good enough I guess.
If I were you I’d start working on the basics and once you get those down maybe try some more of the technical sass.
I'm thinking of starting a class
Tone censorship is wide spread on all the "major" subs esp on lemmy.world.
Being condescending is not enough, you have to say things that hurt regime right think...
things like dead CEO deserving it, Israel being a genocide ethno state, voting for 3rd party, calling our german regime for being heavy with nazi nepo babies.
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Lemmy unfortunatly is slowly transforming to reddit again regarding israel. I just interacted with someone blaming all israeli actions on palestinians
Lemmy unfortunatly is slowly transforming to reddit again regarding israel.
I think Lemmy is just doing it in general. Powertripping mods that don't get questioned by admins, stupid rules that punish good faith users but enable bad faith people, mass sockpuppeting...
I'm glad federation enables people to block some obviously bad accounts and instances, but god damn it feels like 50% of all instances are going insane because of a nation they aren't in, that doesn't care about them, is being called out for being a ethnostate.
Lemmy is on of the few places where this discussion is even possible so I guess Israelis and their acolytes figure it out and came here to derail it.
It wild how quickly public sentiment gets sanitized on redidt. Sure they let it run but then it is gone the next day like it didn't happen.
At least here we can document it as it happens.
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Unfortunately yes. First there was a feddit.org. Now I can see it spreading.
No reason to think the Mossad doesn't devote some time here. They're incredibly active on Reddit, and I'm sure they have some people arguing in bad faith on Lemmy as well.
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Yikes.
So this person blatantly apologizes warcrimes, then edits to make clear they were just being "specific", which is technically possible but really fucking convenient and shows VERY poor awareness at best.
Then another person complains about lemmy fostering extremist views which exposes themselves as lobotomized because they are falling prey to the "centrism" fallacy.
Then they ban you for trying to expose their bigotted views on that thread? Did i catch that correctly?
Idf soldiers literally admit using Palestinians are used as human shield and this guy claim that the term human shield is misleading and compare it to accusing Ukraine is killing civilians
I dont know what to say to that. This is turning darker at every corner and in germany it is "controversial" to say a genocide is happening in gaza and israel should be stopped by any means necessary. It is like watching a very bad, very gruesome horror movie.
More sources:
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IDF uses Human Shields - BT'Selem
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Including Children (2013 Report) - UN Report
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Palestinian children face unrelenting genocide, displacement, and systematic abuse throughout 2024 - Defense for Children International
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Israel “Systematically” Uses Gaza Children as Human Shields, Rights Group Finds 2024
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Breaking The Silence - Testimonies from IDF Veterans
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Yes - and the mod just doubled down on his ridiculous behaviour.
Yeah okay. Ptb indeed.
They are not known for good takes. Only surprised they mod a community on world not their own dubvee instance
BPR.
You did the right thing by calling out OpinionHaver's hypocrisy. And you did it the right way - exposing why they were called a fascist, in a thread they do Reddit style "I dun unrrurstand" sealioning and "ackshyually" red herrings over and over to defend ethnic cleansing. If you only posted that and walked away, I'd be saying "PTB".
However that is not just what you did. You were consistently aggressive in that thread, and your mod history shows entries like "uncivil", "Derailing", "civility", "Rude/toxic", "history of netiquette violations", "consistent history of toxic behavior" across multiple instances. So even if the target was justified, you're still a problem user, and if a mod lets this sort of hostile user (like you) go rogue in a comm, the comm becomes a shitfest.
Plus you're a single "I can only guess" away from witch hunting = calling the mod "genocide apologist" on weak grounds (removals from a single thread). If you want to accuse someone, do it like you did towards OpinionHaver.
You, sunzu2 and OpinionHaver were derailing the thread. The mod should've either nuked the whole comment chain or left it alone; by selectively deleting you+sunzu2's comments but not OpinionHaver's, the mod is arbitrarily giving them a political voice in an allegedly "no politics" comm, but not you or sunzu2.
If an admin don't want to be called a genocide apologist he should ban genocide apologies
People enabling fuckheads are obviously bad, but should not be assumed to be themselves fuckheads. "A is shit" and "B is shit" does not mean "A is B".
This is important, because otherwise we end not blaming the enablers properly - they aren't like the thief who steals your junk, they're more like the braindead muppet who keeps the door open.
EDIT: ...nevermind, I retract my point. We're talking about LW; Zionist apologia goes rampant there. Even if OP themself didn't bring this up, it's common knowledge already.
You were consistently aggressive in that thread
No. I mostly only posted this genocide denier his own words. Calling someone defending use of human shields a "genocide apologist" is factual, not aggressive.
your mod history shows entries like "uncivil", "Derailing", "civility", "Rude/toxic", "history of netiquette violations", "consistent history of toxic behavior" across multiple instances.
Firstly, this is irrelevant. Secondly when you get to the details, most of these comments are made by infamous feddit.org mods - who very recently came out of the closet and started banning reasonable criticism of Israel. Fill your gaps.
So even if the target was justified, you're still a problem user,
I am who I am. I say what I think.
Plus you're a single "I can only guess" away from witch hunting = calling the mod "genocide apologist" on weak grounds
See my other comment. I did paste screenshot of his disgusting defence of IDF, verbatim. This triggered the mod who called it "smear" and he doubled down on calling it "smear" again in this very thread. If calling a guy like this a "genocide apologist" is a smear for the mod, that's very telling about mod own views.
No. I mostly only posted this genocide denier his own words. Calling someone defending use of human shields a “genocide apologist” is factual, not aggressive.
You're omitting the part where you call a third party "an idiot", and that your answers to the genocide denier were both passive aggressive as fuck. (Source, modlog.. For the pass-aggro Ctrl+F "sweetie")
It's arguable if your aggressiveness in this specific case was justified. But by claiming that you weren't being aggressive you are simply lying. And calling people stupid by proxy - do you expect them to buy your lie?
Firstly, this [your mod history entries] is irrelevant.
No, it is not. It shows that you'll likely to behave like an arse in any community that allows it. Mods can and should use a user's history to know how to handle them, once they violate the rules of a community.
Secondly when you get to the details, most of these comments are made by infamous feddit.org mods - who very recently came out of the closet and started banning reasonable criticism of Israel. Fill your gaps.
- Yes, because people driving to work deserve to have their eyes stabbed 🙄 What kind of fucking moron creates stuff like this one?
- > Yeah, I'm all for that. And it's easy. Just revoke all licences. https://lemmy.world/c/opisafuckingidiot
- I hope you're a fucking miner (sic - minor)
- Your parents had "semen cause autism" energy
- Or perhaps you are simply not using your brain?
- Just 20%? I didn't know 80% of USians were retarded, I always thought it was around 60% max.
- Go and fuck yourself.
- In this case enjoy your piss with fart bubbles. I am pretty sure you will be fine as long as it says "champagne" on the bottle.
None of those involves either the feddit.org mods or the Zionist Reich, but in all of those you're being aggressive towards other users. I could post another thousand examples, that modlog is full of that.
You are lying yet again.
I am who I am.
You are a fucking arsehole, and someone without the dignity to admit they're a fucking arsehole.
I say what I think.
The problem is how you say it. You're a fucking arsehole, clearly unable to voice your views without sounding like a pissy manchild. And also a liar based on the comment I'm replying to.
Please do a favour for everyone and go back to Reddit, you'll be in more suitable company there.
Well documented comment
You're omitting the part where you call a third party "an idiot
Again, this is irrelevant. Not part of the exchange I have been banned for and it was a reply to him calling me an" embarrassment". For the context, it was a guy defending genocide denier. He also posted in this thread - I suggest you have a look.
your answers to the genocide denier were both passive aggressive as fuck.
Firstly I disagree with that. Secondly this is again irrelevant - being "passive aggressive" is not a bannable offence.
But by claiming that you weren't being aggressive you are simply lying.
I completely disagree with that. None of my comments were aggressive.
No, it is not. It shows that you'll likely to behave like an arse in any community that allows it.
It is completely and utterly irrelevant. You may be an angel in one community and the devil in another. If there was a Israel/IDF supporting community the guy I was responding to would be an angel.
None of those involves either the feddit.org mods or the Zionist Reich, but in all of those you're being aggressive towards other users
Nope. Now click each of them for a context. I stand behind every single one of them.
You are lying yet again.
Stop accusing me of lying.
You are a fucking arsehole, and someone without the dignity to admit they're a fucking arsehole. Please do a favour for everyone and go back to Reddit
Now, my answer to this should be "go and fuck yourself". But since you put your comments so nicely I am going to pat you on your head and just say "yes, sweetie" 😂
If anyone is aggressive here, including name calling it is you. Now, disengage.
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OpinionHaver was making claims that did not pass basic scanning of his comment history.
I linked up his comment for context. I don't think that's derailing. That's how good discourse happens. In fact, it is my opinion, that these "rules" are generally used to censor content, which is what happened here at least in my opinion.
But sure, if entire comment thread got nuke, it would be harder for me to make these claims.
But week in, week out around here we see these patterns of censorship around topics that are sensitive to the regime but we still pretend as if these "mods" are "modding" and not censoring.
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... And the mod of unpopularopinion banned me. I can only guess he is a another genocide apologist.
Yes, that's the only reason you got banned. You got me.
It's not the purity tests, taking things out of context, hostility, or trollish behavior.
It's not the condescending comments.
It's not the smear campaign you're STILL going on about while taking things out of context to "prove" your point.
It's not the fact that you intentionally re-posted a removed comment that violated the rules.
It's not the fact that I explicitly said that this is a no-politics community and was only allowing the post to remain up because it was about political discussions in general. And you decided to bring explicit politics into it.
It's not the fact that your have a LONG history of bad-faith behavior and derailing conversations with your shtick.
No. It can't possibly be any of that. It must be because I'm a genocide apologist, bootlicking Nazi. That's clearly the only rational conclusion to be drawn here.
You fucking caught me.
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YDI
If some basic insults is worse than people justifying a 57 years occupation you should revaluate your moral compass
No wonder why you're a mod of !@[email protected], you find words more important than actions. Israel's mass murder is bad, but calling it out is worse!
Way to keep the stereotypes of lemmy.world's mods true.
It's not the purity tests, taking things out of context, hostility, or trollish behavior.
Stop lying. I did paste screenshot of his disgusting defence of IDF using human shields and told them they were "genocide apologist".
You removed this comment and banned me.
It's not the smear campaign you're STILL going on about while taking things out of context to "prove" your point.
Calling someone defending use of human shields a "genocide apologist" is a smear now?!
It's not the fact that I explicitly said that this is a no-politics community and was only allowing the post to remain up because it was about political discussions in general. And you decided to bring explicit politics into it
What political discussion did I bring?
It's not the fact that your have a [LONG historyof bad-faith behavior and derailing conversations with your shtick.
Your point is?
No. It can't possibly be any of that. It must be because I'm a genocide apologist
Since you are STILL claiming that I somehow smeared the guy defending use of human shields than yes - you must be one of them. It is either this or you are as bright as a broken bulb. Which one is it?
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PTB
Janitors gonna trip
Them: "there is a problem"
You: demonstrates problem
Mod: bans
YDI. You're not wrong, you're just an asshole. Pick your battles better.
That's tone censorship and by accepting it, you are enabling it btw
You got banned because you're a petulant, argumentative, obnoxious, pugnacious jerk. That's why you got banned. I see you all over the place making obnoxious comments and getting into fights with people for no reason.
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