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Is it just me, or have the comments on Lemmy become extra aggressive over the past 3 months? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I feel like things on Lemmy were pretty chill several months ago, and that’s started to change.

People used to talk each other like they would talk to a neighbor. Now I get the sense that people have become quick to be negative, attack, and not be constructive.

Am I crazy in feeling like the vibe has changed?

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[-] ryathal@sh.itjust.works -1 points 10 months ago

I blame the Israel/Palestine conflict heating up again. It made it more apparent how much antisemitism was lurking below the surface. Ecer since it seems like there's a significant divide even on communities that aren't news and politics focused.

[-] Bayz0r@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago

Yeah, that's definitely what the conflict brought to light. Not the fact that people and most nations are happy to allow or even support literal genocide and ethnic cleansing as long as it's done by people they like against people they don't like.

[-] Zirconium@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

There were 153/193 votes calling for a ceasefire for a UN resolution. It's not most nations that are happy with it

[-] diskmaster23@lemmy.one 6 points 10 months ago

For me, it's the genocide thing. Like how the USA killed over a half million people in Iraq.

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months ago

Maybe it’s the instances I frequent, but almost all of the “antisemitism” I’ve been seeing is actually anti-Zionism/non-Zionism, which are not antisemitism, despite Zionists’ unending efforts to conflate the them. In fact, Zionist antisemitism is a thing.

[-] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 0 points 10 months ago

Most claims I see are saying it's just criticism of Israel, and then excusing literally anything hamas/Palestine does as totally legitimate, which is way more than being anti-zionist.

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago

By the UN General Assembly, not only do the Palestinians have a right to armed struggle against their occupiers, but the occupiers do not have a right to defend themselves.

[-] Aria@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 10 months ago

If Hamas started attacking Yemen or Lebanon or Syria we'd all join you in being cross with them, but so far they seem to be attacking Israel.

[-] WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

I also think it's the Israel/Palestine conflict but for the complete opposite reason lol.

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