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I personally downvoted because of the design of the poster. This was on the front page but lacked information to make sense, for the rest of the world
I didn't even know there was an Australia Day, let alone why it's not a day to celebrate
That said, I am blocking you because this type of confrontation and exposure is simply unacceptable
You need to get a life and focus on something that matters. Not what random people on the internet like or don't like and asking them why
I only came here because you linked the thread elsewhere, so I didn't see this on my front page... but you saw a poster that said 'Australia Day' and that left you not knowing there was an Australia day? ๐ค
It even says aborigine enterprises on it, it's not hard gather the context or follow the qr code if you wanted to learn more. And seeing some of these comments, I think OP was right to call them out.
I obviously realized that that there is an Australia day, but no information about why this is not a day to celebrate. Sure I could look into it, but the way I use up- or down votes is a reaction to what I see. Being called out for it, was a surprise to me, and fundamentally will change the way I use Lemmy from now on