The power trip / ban doesn’t bother me, but the misinformation does. They present as leftist, but flare up around US elections discouraging voter turnout via ‘bOtH siDeS’ garbage. that only ever elevates shit like MAGA.
In the linked thread, OP promotes rioting while discouraging voter turnout. My comments agreed with activism like riots, but pointed out that it’s not an either-or thing. You can riot -and- vote; and even if you don’t have it in you to riot, still do vote.
Banned.
You can see my removed comment quoted in the post after mine.
This ‘blue MAGA’ tankie shit is somehow worse than the loud-and-clear MAGA shit over on Reddit - at least those neonazis were honest about who they were.
Anywho, YSK. Spaces like r/conservative were clearly labeled and easy to avoid; LateStageCapitalism@lemmy.world presents as a cause worth rallying around, but only until you peel up the veneer and see that they’re the same fucking thing.
Also please vote. In addition to whatever flavor of activism tickles your fancy.
The comm has rules, they may be completely idiotic but they are unfortunately clear enough that can’t complain about them making rules up. It isn’t like most comms with “no politics” or “no promoting violence” where they inforce is in a wishy washy way.
First of all,
Yes, so people would complain. Do not suffer fools. They also cripple any real discussion about “Late Stage Capitalism”.
But this would be assuming your leap of logic was correct, which it isn’t. The rule is:
You don’t vote because you support everything a party does, specially in majority wins all election systems. I’ll quote myself again: