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If you're jumping into online discussions only to throw hate and insults, you're just being an asshole, regardless of the cause. (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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There’s nothing wrong with criticism or calling out bad behavior. However, shouting "ACAB" in a thread about police violence, making jokes about beheading rich people, or throwing "muskrat" comments in discussions about Elon Musk, just to name a few examples, makes you an asshole and part of the reason why social media is so incredibly toxic.

If you're doing that while also explaining why you feel that way, then it’s still not the best approach, but at least you're contributing to the conversation instead of just making noise. Throwing out insults without adding substance doesn't challenge anyone or encourage meaningful discussion; it just perpetuates the toxic environment that so many of us complain about.

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[+] [email protected] -7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Would you feel that way if it was also the right-wingers writing their own inflammatory thought-stoppers here too? On Lemmy, these comments are for the vast majority coming from the left and are ideas 90% of the people here already more or less agree with.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

It’s almost like what these catchy slogans represent is completely different and we don’t agree with right wing hatred of innocent people, so of course we wouldn’t be okay with it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

No, because right-wingers are fucking wrong. That's a core belief of mine developed over decades of political observation, interaction and consideration. I do not see any benefit in constantly reassessing my views on whether this or that ethnic/sexual minority or impoverished class deserves dignity. I don't need to hear Nazi arguments any more. There is no value there. If you think this space is too left-leaning, there are plenty of other places you can get a more "bAlaNcEd" discussion.