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I came here a few weeks ago after many years of reddit. Altogether I find discussions I enjoy, however, the posts and comments noticeably lean, well, tankie (I didn’t know that term before I came here). It’s not that I am looking for an echo chamber, but I also don’t want to spend my time reading propaganda. I’m really curious about a lot of things outside politics, as well as the opinions and arguments of reasonable people across the political spectrum, but I don’t want to listen to the boring canned lies of fascists and tankies. I realized that people celebrating communist dictators trigger me, and this is something I didn’t have to deal with before I started reading lemmy, I didn’t even know this type existed.
I also notice that accounts created just a few hours in advance come from other instances to brigade political posts. Because of how lemmy works, I can block individual users or communities, but not individual instances. Is there an instance that could be a “safe space” from this kind of brigading and tankie spam? Or a way to use the internet to read interesting things now that blogs died and then Reddit became whatever it became?

Edit: Thanks everyone for the helpful and wholesome comments. Of course, some trolls/wackos showed up as well to say hi.

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[–] PapaSkwat@lemmy.wtf 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Please explain "you guys."

I'm not republican. I didn't "let" anyone run anything. The US voted, and Trump won. And next election people have the option to vote someone else in.

Are you assuming I'm republican just because I said not all republicans are bad?! Dude, come on...think about that. Fucking Lemmy, man.... lol

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The paradox of tolerance is real, it has been broken. They wanted to genocide me after Charlie Kirk died because I made meme. Millions of people used their voices to call for violence against the left. Like left of hitler basically.

So yes you have chosen a side. You turn a blind eye to the horrors unfolding across your country and pretend like people are innocent actors. Keep ignoring the calls for violence, I suppose if you don’t feel included in them, then they can’t hurt you 🤣

[–] PapaSkwat@lemmy.wtf -1 points 1 week ago (4 children)

They wanted to genocide me after Charlie Kirk died because I made meme.

No they didn't. Also, how about not make a joke of someone being murdered. Never cool. Never funny.

Keep ignoring the calls for violence, I suppose if you don’t feel included in them, then they can’t hurt you

I see much more calls for violence on Lemmy than anywhere else. I refuse to give in to the negativity and extremism of Lemmy. I choose to fill my life with love, laughter, friends, and understanding.

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Do you think that they left any room for interpretation in those Internet posts there? Or does that pretty much read like we should kill leftists as a violent reaction to our golden calf milking blood

[–] PapaSkwat@lemmy.wtf -1 points 1 week ago

I refuse to give in to the negativity and extremism of Lemmy. I choose to fill my life with love, laughter, friends, and understanding.

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] PapaSkwat@lemmy.wtf -1 points 1 week ago

This has nothing to do with me. I see plenty of call for violence on Lemmly too.

I refuse to give in to the negativity and extremism of Lemmy. I choose to fill my life with love, laughter, friends, and understanding.

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We all got receipts bro. You and got no understanding. Your friends are fake and convenience based, idk what you got to laugh about besides this comically childish worldview. I hope your momma loves you cause I doubt that emotion extends very far in your life. You clearly got a lot of time to chitchat with me about nonsense.

[–] PapaSkwat@lemmy.wtf -1 points 1 week ago

I refuse to give in to the negativity and extremism of Lemmy. I choose to fill my life with love, laughter, friends, and understanding. thx

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] PapaSkwat@lemmy.wtf 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This has nothing to do with me.

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I never said it did. Just pointing out the calls of violence which you had requested evidence of. You sound like a bot or a wall poster. The negativity on Lemmy is called the real world. people come here to discuss things, and the overwhelming negativity is a reflection of reality.

[–] PapaSkwat@lemmy.wtf 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I don't know know what a wall poster is.

The negativity on Lemmy is not the real world. Not even close.

In fact, that's why you are all are pissed. You are pissed that most people just don't give a shit and they are not nearly as bothered by everything as you are.

You get more and more angry as you look around and think, "Why are people letting this happen?! How come there isn't a revolution?!"

There will be no revolution. Lemmy has about 1.366 million registered users worldwide (with monthly active users way lower, around 48,000–50,000). That’s less than 0.0004% of the US population of roughly 343 million.

You sit there all mad and filled with rage, while the rest of us keep going to starbucks in our SUVS and Teslas, picking our kids up from school, using Windows on our laptops, going to yoga class, chilling at the park, and happily ignoring online drama and ragebait news.

I'm having a great time and life is fun. You should try it!

I refuse to give in to the negativity. You're free to live how you want to as well. I wish ya well.

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Ignoring the negativity means you are helpless when it comes to making improvements on your self or your community. That must be pretty isolating having to deal with real people in the real world.

[–] PapaSkwat@lemmy.wtf 0 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Except that you are missing the point. Most people in the real world aren't taking it as seriously as you and the rest of Lemmy. We don't care. Your revolution won't happen. Just accept it. My life doesn't revolve around being mad and political like yours does. Go outside, dude.

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I don't really have a revolution in mind. I just want my constitution upheld. I want laws to be enforced, just those basic fundamental fabrics of society. I think you got me mistake with the communists. I'm just rooting for them in case they do a French Revolution with the former middle class. I'd love to see some house cleaning but I'm not talking about a revolution. I'm just saying if you think taking school lunches and giving them to private jet owners is an okay use of government resources, you're probably a hypocrite with all the live laugh love shit.

[–] PapaSkwat@lemmy.wtf 0 points 4 days ago

Cool. Weekend is here tho, so I'm going camping w my gf and kids, and going to an awesome state park. Then on Sunday, my neighborhood is having a block party bbq, and pool party at a few houses.

So good luck with whatever it is you do on the weekends. I won't be thinking of politics or Lemmy at all. :)

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If January 6th wasn’t enough to rethink your party members, then you chose a side, and you’re with the traitors and oath breakers.

[–] PapaSkwat@lemmy.wtf -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm not republican or conservative tho. So that has nothing to do with me.

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No you’re just an ostrich with his head in the sand and a couple of nazis in your immediate social group 🤣

[–] PapaSkwat@lemmy.wtf -1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

My head isn't in the sand, and I have no nazis in my social circle. thx.

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yea for sure because you're a bot. You don't have a social circle, you have a hallucination of a popular wall poster from 20 years ago.

[–] PapaSkwat@lemmy.wtf 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

So if i was a bot, how would I be responding to your posts? And if I were a bot, then why would you point out that I have no social circle? Because as a bot, there is no such thing as a social circle.

Nah, you know I'm not a bot. You just thought that'd be a fun insult because I made you touchy and you're upset that some people on Lemmy actually have social circles and friends.

Hey, next why don't you use "bootlicker" which is Lemmy's 4th fav insult. Go on, do it!!! lol

Stay mad, bro. It's really been helping your life, right? lol

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Idk bro what is a ChatGPT and an API. What's a Bot net. What's any kind of technological advancement thats happened in the last 20 years? You're right you're not a bot because they surpassed you in intelligence like 10 generations ago.

[–] PapaSkwat@lemmy.wtf 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

So you admitted you were wrong. Good job. Of course, you knew I wasn't a bot. But you thought you would get me mad or something.

Still super funny that you think calling me a bot would insult me, and now you think that saying a bot is smarter than me would hurt my feelings. lmao

How old are you that you think insults from some lonely rando online would actually offend me? When's the last time you even went outside and talked to a real person?! lmao

But hey, stay mad, bro. How's that been working out for ya? lolololol