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[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 11 points 3 hours ago

Fuck reddit.

[–] bampop@lemmy.world 28 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (2 children)

Ironically, what Musk posted is perfectly acceptable ( in and of itself, ignoring the context of the person who is saying it ) since violence or the threat of violence is sometimes necessary to prevent things getting worse. For example, "Ukraine should be helped to defend itself" is a call for violence.

Which is why it's such a bullshit excuse to ban speech for that reason alone. I got banned for suggesting France might help out the USA by shipping over any surplus guillotines. I'm sure they would have no issue at all if I were enthusiastically advocating genocide. Never mind, I needed a push to make the move to Lemmy ; )

[–] freely1333@reddthat.com 9 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

The line is state sponsored violence, generally. Likely with a little bias on what state is on the giving and receiving ends of said violence. Thats the rule at least so far as I can tell, at least.

[–] bampop@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

I think you're right, but that's even more concerning. A fully fascist take on what is acceptable speech.

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world -1 points 3 hours ago

Eastern ex-ukraine should be helped to defend itself from fascist Banderites.
That gets you banned from Reddit, or some mild criticism of the Palestinian genocide.
The vile calls for violence and racist Russophobia on there could stay on there.
Not a peep from the hypocrites then.
Now that the other part of the US regime controls Reddit they suddenly wake up and care about free speech.
Why am I not surprised?

[–] Frenchys_prospecting@aussie.zone 13 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

The oligarchy owns 90% of social media so it's no surprise

[–] Shayeta@feddit.org 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

You're wording it as if we shouldn't be outraged anyways.

Be as outraged as you want but at the end of the day social media is a business and they've chosen to no longer do business with you.

If anything, be outraged at all the other shit the oligarchy are planning to do.

[–] buzz86us@lemmy.world 8 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah i don't post anymore since reddit turned into 1984

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

where have you been for the last decade?
It was regime controlled garbage for a long time, now they suddenly complain.
https://www.mintpressnews.com/jessica-ashooh-reddit-national-security-state-plant/277639/

[–] guiguinofake@sh.itjust.works 24 points 9 hours ago

Elon Musk ~~'s assets~~ should be liquidated

Fixed that for you

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 3 points 6 hours ago

Oh fucking hell he's a megalomaniac he's awful!!! Horrible man. How the fuck can reddit justify this shit? How has EVERYONE not left?

[–] alkbch@lemmy.ml 12 points 9 hours ago

What do you mean by Elon Musk’s assets should be liquidated?

Also, Reddit and X have very different moderating policies.

[–] misunderstooddemon@reddthat.com 40 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

Says the pussy who backed down from Zuckerberg cuz his mom told him to

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 9 points 12 hours ago

It's good to be the king.

He doesn't have to be the one actually inflicting the violence on others, but with his power and influence he is capable of great violence by making others carry it out in his name.

Fucking billionaires... :/

[–] Dropper_Post@lemm.ee 1 points 5 hours ago

reddit mods are soft, i got banned too. They might need to grow a pair.

[–] El_Azulito@lemmy.world 20 points 11 hours ago

God, what an insufferable Nazi cunt.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 32 points 14 hours ago

He is such a teenager. It's embarrassing.

[–] blady_blah@lemmy.world 10 points 11 hours ago

This feeds into the right-wing fantasy that they're super tough warriors. You see a lot of literature and fictional TV aimed in this direction.

It's kind of like the white savior complex but instead of saving some victimized minority, they're saving weaker and more helpless individuals in their own society. But all the military hero returns home and confronts nasty biker gang or evil drug dealers and kicks their ass without when trying. It all reinforced their world view.

[–] tabarnaski@sh.itjust.works 38 points 14 hours ago

#stonerthoughts

This should show Americans how billionaires perceive "peaceful protests".

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago

What the hell even is this?

[–] udon@lemmy.world 10 points 12 hours ago

Apart from all the other bullshit rightfully called out below, this makes an illogical implication. Being the smart autistic superbrain Melon claims to be, it's surprising he doesn't see that. Or maybe not, because in reality he's just a sad ass who is too scared of just going to therapy.

If: Not being capable of violence => Not being able to call yourself peaceful

Then: Being able to call yourself peaceful => Being capable of violence

But not: Being capable of violence => Being able to call yourself peaceful

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 53 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Arguing for the appropriation of billionaires' assets is not violence.

[–] ignotum@lemmy.world 11 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

But it hurts their feelings 😢

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 hours ago

oh no! Anyway...

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 27 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

That makes no sense. You can totally call yourself peaceful if you are peaceful.

Who doesn't want to be harmless? Who would want to cause harm????

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 15 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

You're just not alpha enough to understand. Real men beat their wives

Hey, I can beat my wife, sometimes. Like I have won many games of Catan over the years.

[–] Devanismyname@lemmy.ca 21 points 14 hours ago (5 children)

Elon isn't capable of anything resembling violence. He's a skinny fat pussy.

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[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 128 points 19 hours ago (10 children)

This is the same kind of thing the 19 year old high school dropout with two kids he doesn’t have custody of posts on Facebook. Like “the devil whispered in my ear you can’t handle the storm and i said i am storm”

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 113 points 19 hours ago (6 children)
[–] SolarMonkey@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 hours ago

Honestly the worst thing about this is that he has the confidence to be as big of a douche as he is looking like this..

Most people need to be supermodels to be as intensely unattractive in literally every other way as he is..

But then he’s not appealing to the general population, he’s appealing to.. well not regular human people…

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[–] Crikeste@lemm.ee 30 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

That’s gotta be the stupidest thing I’ve ever read.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 17 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

The crux of fascism is making your base paranoid. Make them believe all their murder is done out of self defense. If they would not kill all those other people, others would kill them.

The perfect example is the paranoid ethnostate in the middle east.

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 12 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Sorry, but I agree with this one. Not the "great" violence part, but yeah. If you are not capable of inflicting violence, you are not making a choice. You have no choice but to be harmless.

We used to say this a good bit in r/liberalgunowners, along the lines of, "I am a peaceful man, but that does not make me harmless." You would have a hella time pushing me hard enough to draw, but I have the choice if it comes to that.

This notion is exactly why conservatives think they can run roughshod over us. They see us as harmless little twerps that couldn't fight back if our life depended on it.

[–] Benjaben@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago

As a lefty gun owner, couldn't agree more. Peace as a choice is only available to the folks who know how to do otherwise, and frankly even simple know-how isn't enough. Pacifism is no virtue, peace is no natural state.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 34 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

when did Lemmy become the "I got banned from reddit" frontpage?

ffs people, STOP GOING THERE. Stop thinking about it. It's a shithole url. Get over it.

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 64 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

This sub, the one you are currently participating in by commenting on it, is titled “Reddit”…

[–] Famko@lemmy.world 23 points 16 hours ago (10 children)

I'll be a bit pedantic and say that this is a community not a subreddit, since we're, y'know, not on reddit.

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[–] RizzoTheSmall@lemm.ee 65 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (3 children)

What a great fat wet lettuce of a human. He's only capable of paying other people to do his dirty work.

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[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 13 hours ago

Also Elon, " Mom, Mark is being mean to me again." It's ok lil Elon, she says. You are funnier and more handsome.

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