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There's a difference between politics and hate speech I'd say. Politics sure ok. Ad hominem attacks and hate speech should be removed imo. Additionally, if a thread is becoming too hostile, sometimes locking it down is just a good thing to do before things get worse.
Totally agree. The thing is it's a thin line between identifying hate speech and disagreement. Some people (mods) confuse the two. Moderating well is a tough job.
You sound conservative bro 😂 everyone around conservatives doesn't understand the world correctly like they should
Well the good thing about lemmy is that people can jump ship and form new communities if they don't like the moderation of one. It will almost certainly lead people into echo chambers even more insulated than on reddit, though.
Hate speech isn’t free speech. It comes at a cost.
Dumb. Lies should be deleted not debated. It takes too much energy to refute lies. That's why fascists lie all the time. People acting in bad faith, deliberately lying, should not have a platform in a democracy.
Determining when someone is acting in bad faith or deliberately lying is often much easier said than done
I have degrees in history, criminology, and law. I think I got it covered.