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What's with users of fediverse using 'Go back to reddit' as a retort to other users? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by calmblue75@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I am seeing this pattern a lot lately, whenever a person disagrees strongly or expresses conservative/right wing views, they are told to go back to reddit.

You can say 'Don't bring these bullshit views to the fediverse,' or something of that sort. I am a reddit refugee myself, and part of the Reddit API exodus. Being told to go someplace I just left due to ethical reasons feels bad. So, I want to understand why it is being used as a retort. Is it really rude, or am I making a fuss out of nothing?

Edit 1: I am NOT defending conservative views, I think that they should not be given a platform in the fediverse. I am questioning how telling them to go back to reddit is a valid response.

Edit2 : Edited the the title to better represent my question.

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[–] kittykillinit@lemy.lol -2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

What about it? People disagreeing with you doesn't mean they aren't tolerating you. They would need to ban/censor you in order for that to happen.

[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 0 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

People disagreeing with you

That's not what OP was on about. They were talking about nazism. That's not a differing opinion, a valid stance, or something to even remotely consider. Nazis aren't "people disagreeing with you"

[–] kittykillinit@lemy.lol 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 34 minutes ago) (1 children)

You would have a point if people didn't call their opponents nazis on these forums just to get them censored.

[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 0 points 36 minutes ago (1 children)

Not sure what you said, your last word was censored. In any case, you're off-topic. Read from the top.

[–] kittykillinit@lemy.lol 1 points 34 minutes ago* (last edited 33 minutes ago)

No, I'm right on topic.

Saying "nazis aren't welcome" is akin to "agree with me or leave" in an environment where people call their opposition nazis just to have them censored.

This is that environment.