I made 1 comment ever on r/trump which I am not even subbed to…

Imagine being brandished an enemy over a misunderstanding, and banned from an entire community. Especially via an automated method they admit isnt perfect? Now I must appeal? For what again? – That is Kill All Others mentality, and I am labeled the Other.

For context: I try to be a centrist, a proper one with proper devil’s advocation. I usually end up voting Democrat, but I like moderate Democrats and progressive Republicans. (But to be fair, even r/centrist over on Reddit is very… American-Left ideology). I think case-by-case application of ideologies to scenarios is best.

Here is them muting me for my shocked reply:

EDIT: Just wanted to specify with the above picture, I do not believe any side is correct, hence my use of quotation marks. Choosing sides at all, especially in a two-party system, is a mess and we have been warned this many times by many different successful leaders/philosophers. Even our founding fathers warned this… I would say this to an alt-right just as quickly as I do the alt-left.

    • kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de
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      2 months ago

      It’s a weird choice. I remember r/latestagecapitalism had one where if you accrued certain number of karma in unrelated subs, they would ban you.

    • Jackary@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
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      2 months ago

      So much for the “social” in social media. I made a silly quip too, not even anything supporting Trump. Hell I voted Gabbard last election like… I cant even partake in some subs? That’s insane.

      • Blueberrydreamer@lemmynsfw.com
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        2 months ago

        If you had responded to the ban like an adult and simply pointed that out in a polite way, I’d wager they would happily drop the ban. It’s an automated process, and they included a helpful link for how to flag a false positive.

        But instead you just threw a tantrum and acted like an ass. I would have muted you too.

      • EABOD25@lemm.eeEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Your comment doesn’t seem very centrist, but that’s neither here-nor-there. How did you perceive this as “Kill all others”?

        • Jackary@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
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          2 months ago

          Silencing people who disagree with your side of the spectrum is a kill-all-others mentality. It is a slippery slope, and is authoritarian.

          Also… how is advocating for freedom of speech sided? A centrist can make centrist observations. I may end up voting democrat, but this doesnt mean I dont see through the pandering. The same can be said to both sides…

          Edit: I should add, it’s the hasty labelling of me as an “other” for… a misunderstanding (my comment on r/trump has 0 to do with Trump, it was actually about this exact thing going on), applying me to a group and restricting me - that is the Kill All Others I am seeing here.

          • EABOD25@lemm.eeEnglish
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            2 months ago

            That is an extreme perspective to say the least. And freedom of speech has nothing to do with it. You said and I quote "I hope you don’t feel like you’re on the ‘correct’ side of the political spectrum. If you are a centrist, there is no ‘correct’ side. And the only real context to the statement is what you explained and what you said. There’s always 3 sides to a story; your truth, their truth, and the truth. We have observed your truth, so what’s their truth? IMO, that’s what centrism is

            And I will give you the benefit-of-the-doubt that I took your comment out of context, but based off of what I have right now, that’s my view

  • lolcatnip@reddthat.comEnglish
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    2 months ago

    No wonder they muted you. You responded to the ban like a whiny right-wing bitch who doesn’t understand what freedom of speech actually is.

    • Jackary@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
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      2 months ago

      So me making a joke on r/trump deserves not being able to talk in a completely unrelated sub? I also am registered as, and vote, Democrat (typically, and when not I vote third-party).

      Pretty logical conclusions we can make on “Freedoms” and “Speech” with this.

      And with you assuming I am right wing because I: Dont like being banned as a alt-right maniac when I make 1 comment on a 1 subreddit that I hardly agree with. That’s labeling and passing judgement. Disgusting how your comment has so many upvotes, when it is morally bankrupt.