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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 27 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Especially funny considering Luigi celebration is widespread on .world.

[–] rustyfish@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago

If you don’t have anything to bitch about you make shit up. It’s a far right 101, it’s the same with tankies.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah I was wondering since my understanding is that calling for violence is still against LW TOS. But it seems to be largely unenforced, or maybe they only act on the most explicit statements.

I was asking people what they meant when they say eat the rich, and someone said they meant it as a call for killings and that comment was removed but I haven’t seen much else like that.

Then again as a semi-pacifist, I wouldn’t be impacted by this rule much.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago

As I understand it, "Luigi was based and the CEO had it coming" is fine because it's already happened.

There seems to be a great deal of latitude allowed for comments regarding Madame Guillotine and how she must be fed as well.

Mostly it's probably accusations of incitement .world wants to avoid.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Did politics and news subs finally figure out that it doesn't any law to celebrate an American hero?!?

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

The admins, at least. I'd have to test those specific subs.

[–] DioEgizio@lemm.ee 12 points 4 days ago

The People's Fascism

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

I guess you were being “bigoted” towards oligarchs?

Fucking morons in charge over there, I swear

[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 6 points 4 days ago

To play Devil's advocate: there are indeed many other oligarchs that benefit from and support Putin's policies.

But WorldNews@.ml banning people for saying we should kill all the billionaires?

[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yup, ml is a shithole that's blocked by half the fediverse. Just block them and move on.

[–] kuato@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)
[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 10 points 4 days ago

I didn't say defederated, I said blocked.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 5 points 4 days ago

I saw a fun community that advocated death for NATO members. Super truthful and rational there, tankies...

[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 4 points 4 days ago

What'd they say when it looked like Ukraine wasn't gonna be invited?

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 4 days ago

This is to be excepted with ML

They love Russia and shill everything Russia...

Somebody has to keep Ukrainian Nazis accountable lol