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I just got banned from that place. I got into an argument about how even though Biden is a scumbag genocider, I think it's morally correct to vote for him over the alternative. I got called a fascist, told I support genocide, told that if they knew me they would beat me and told that when the revolution comes I would be killed, and then they posted a emoji of a place were Nazis were slaughtered. When I tried being open and saying I was not in a headspace to change my mind right now, but that we are still comrades, I was then attacked even harder.
They told me that i should consider why my fellow leftists were being so mean as a sign that I should change. I asked why they were being so mean, it's just a small argument about voting. They said I was Nazi scum who deserves to die and if I was really a comrade I would change my mind immediately.
I genuinely tried to talk to them still through all that. Albeit I was emotional. All I wanted was to end the conversation with a sort of show of solidarity despite our disagreements. I was then inundated with more threats and insults to my character.
Honestly I'm new to lemmy and it looked to be a safe space for leftists like me. I know I shouldn't let it effect me, it's the Internet after all, people are dicks. But I just had so much more... Expectations of that place. I really thought it'd be different. Instead I was torn apart and banned. Now I'm emotionally compromised for the day and couldn't sleep. Unfortunate.