I’d like to be as transparent as I can with the rules. Rule 2 was added …due to recent events.

If anyone has any suggestions for preemptive rules or modification to existing rules I am open to any changes, please suggest them here.

  • laverabe@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
    21·
    3 months ago

    It’s a difficult line to walk. On the one hand do you allow blatant propaganda for the sake of discussion? Or is it better to remove toxic content before it festers.

    The former sounds best in theory, but in practice the later creates a better environment for discussion in my experience. /r/askhistorians was probably the best community on reddit because it was very clearly moderated for a purpose.

    I don’t think posts or discussions pushing narratives that are critical of the few democracies of the world, and lacking any criticism of actual dictatorships are made in good faith. Maybe the person truly believes the narrative, but there is no doubt that universally, dictatorships are much worse places to live for freedom of expression/speech.

    • TechNerdWizard42@lemmy.worldEnglish
      23·
      3 months ago

      See right there you are blind to your own propaganda and would like to censor things that are different.

      So just another US centric pro-Us Democracy and Warmongering sub. Got it.

    • HomerianSymphony@lemmy.worldEnglish
      14·
      3 months ago

      I don’t think posts or discussions pushing narratives that are critical of the few democracies of the world, and lacking any criticism of actual dictatorships are made in good faith.

      So I can’t criticize the actions of democratic Israel unless I also throw in a criticism of, say, North Korea. Otherwise, it would be clear that I am acting in bad faith.

      Well, before I leave, I’ll just point out that North Korea is neither conducting nor funding a genocide, which is not something I can say about Israel or the United States of America.

      • laverabe@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
        21·
        3 months ago

        You can criticize whoever you want. Israel and NK are both not friendly nations to human rights right now at the moment. But that being said you should balance criticism with something constructive as a suggestion.

        It’s easy to tear the world down, but hundred times harder to build it back up.

        • HomerianSymphony@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          3 months ago

          But that being said you should balance criticism with something constructive as a suggestion.

          So if I say the United States is a racist genocidal state, I should balance it with a constructive suggestion like “The United States should stop being a racist genocidal state”.

          Is that what you want?