Please make this permanent, please…
this post was submitted on 06 Nov 2024
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Dear mods. Thank you. I'm so tired of Americans act like they are the center of the world, smh
I just had a couple of comments moderated because of this rule, and as a result discovered that this rule existed.
THANK YOU so much. I have never been so happy to have comments removed.
Maybe yall non-us-residents should create some content then eh?
Community for political discussion: [email protected] , mods please feel free to post this anywhere if you'd like to avoid the political posts/questions :)
Idk what the mod team's philosophy is on incorporating member feedback vs shaping it to mod teams vision, but fwiw, here's mine.
I don't want to see every other post being about Trump either. But I also want conversation to happen. The compromise solution seems to be a mega thread; conversations continue without flooding everyone's feed. For however this temp rule is in place, delete offending posts and redirect to the mega thread.
A mega thread on a topic as wide as US elections aftermath is probably too small.
[email protected] has several threads about project 2025, do people actually consider moving out, what should be done now by parties and voters, etc
This rule applies only to the AskLemmy community. A ban on US politics posts in AskLemmy makes sense for several reasons:
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US politics tends to dominate many online spaces already, drowning out other valuable discussions.
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Political discussions, especially about US politics, often become heated and polarized quickly, which can detract from the thoughtful, contemplative atmosphere that open-ended questions are meant to foster. When people discuss US politics, they tend to take hardened positions rather than engaging in genuine exploration of ideas.
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US political discussions often fall into predictable patterns and talking points, which goes against the spirit of having thought-provoking questions. The same debates tend to play out repeatedly, offering little new insight or opportunity for meaningful reflection.
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A community focused on open-ended questions should ideally have a global perspective. US political discussions can make the space feel less welcoming to non-US users who might have fascinating questions and perspectives to share about their own cultures, philosophies, and experiences.
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There are other communities whose purpose better aligns with discussions about US politics.
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People need some communities where they can engage with others and NOT have to see or think about the recent election.
Nobody wants every community to be a free-for-all about every topic. Please feel free to discuss US politics in a relevant community about the US, about politics, or about world news.
Commenting again to repeat that I think it's awesome that you're going with a redirect rather than the ban hammer approach.
Thank you so much !
[email protected] seems like a good place to redirect those conversations, maybe you could consider adding it to the sidebar, should the rule become permanent?
Thanks so so so much. Will take note.
This makes me more likely to actually visit here. I'm sick of reading propaganda and people spouting propaganda from all sides, and I come to spaces like this for funnies, interesting topics, and so on. My political interests go elsewhere. I appreciate not having to wade through them here.
Hey I don't mean to get political but I got a real quick question here. What the heck is an America?
This should have been in effect for MONTHS leading up to their annoying elections.
I just made a post (my first actually) about this today. I think it's better for the user to decide what they want to see and use filters rather than block posts entirely.
Honestly I don't get the hype about the US presidency, like sure, it was kinda shocking at first how Trump won, but after that I accepted it. I'd rather listen to other issues than the same thing over and over again.
I also find it wierd that many of the fellow Australians around me know more about American politics than Australian politics, likely just because our media covers it to no effing end, sure, do one news story, but not a fucken bajillion.
It could be useful to link to some relevant communities in this posts description if people do want to ask questions.
Rare dotworld mod W
I disagree with this decision because people need to ask questions to prepare for their safety.
Please reconsider this rule.
[email protected] has 5 few active threads since yesterday, such as
Feel free to open others if needed
at this point i'm starting to believe that the reddit format just rots people's brains.
i don't know the reason behind this decision, maybe it was taken in bad faith or something, but the amount of people shitting and pissing themselves over this when there are already other communities better specialized for it is mind numbing.
Indeed
Please permanentize this!
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