Mods go crazy over one weird trick: change “israel” to “zionists”.

Apparently it’s a bannable offense not to recognize the “state of israel”.

The normalization of colonization and genocide runs deep.

  • Wren@lemmy.today
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    20 hours ago

    If you wanted to editorialize headlines you should have posted to a different community or made your own. I see no power tripping here, just upholding a basic rule you were reminded of multiple times. I would have banned you from my news coms, too.

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      9 hours ago

      Their policy of only allowing hegemonic news sources and then banning editorializing only serves to reinforce hegemony. It’s the default form of “editorializing”.

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        9 hours ago

        Looks like they would have allowed your news sources if you didn’t editorialize the headlines.

        I’m no fan of world news, it’s part of the reason I made alternative news coms. But your ban had nothing to do with Zionism.

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          The disinformation term “israel” is completely related to israel. The “rule” that I violated is designed to protect exactly this form of disinfo.

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            6 hours ago

            … the rule to copy headlines exactly? In that case why would you post information from sources you disagree with?