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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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[-] davel@lemmy.ml 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Still conflating anti-Zionism with antisemitism, I see. First of all, anti-Zionist Jews and non-Zoinist Jews exist.

There is no fediverse instance more queer-friendly and than Hexbear; what are you even talking about?

[-] AnarchoBolshevik@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

There is no fediverse instance more queer-friendly and than Hexbear; what are you even talking about?

I am guessing that the reasoning is as follows:

The short twentieth century’s people’s republics were frequently heterosexist in some way
Many on Hexbear defend the people’s republics (within reason)
Ergo, Hexbear is heterosexist

This reasoning does not apply when defending dictatorships of the bourgeoisie such as Imperial America and the British Empire, because

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

I can think of a few.

[-] Zirconium@lemmy.world -2 points 10 months ago

Not a pro Zionist. But thanks for putting words in my mouth

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