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Re: Raddit: An open source alternative to Reddit

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Post by gort »

nthcolumn wrote: post #207
skrowl wrote: post #197

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A central tenent of facism is forcible suppression of opposing views through censorship or violence. What would you say Antifa is doing when they attack people with bike locks, throw bottles of urine on them, etc? 'Antifa is specifically against free speech' is provably correct. They are intolerant of any views they disagree with to the point of inciting violence to suppress those views. Look beyond their name standi…

The views they disagree with are fascist views so yes duh. they are literally anti-fascists. Have you any examples of them opposing any views which aren't fascist, violently or otherwise? We should oppose that.

This article makes a good case:

http://www.weeklystandard.com/a-beating-in-berkeley/article/...

Re: Raddit: An open source alternative to Reddit

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Post by gort »

zichy wrote: post #219
nextlevelwizard wrote: post #196

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I'm not from the US either. If you do not see how Communism is just as bad as National Socialism, then your educational system has failed you.

I'm speechless.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_killings_under_Communist_...

(Incidentally, since apparently I need to say this, I'll note that Reddit and Twitter users "gort" are not me.)

Re: Raddit: An open source alternative to Reddit

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Post by [deleted] »

nextlevelwizard wrote: post #208
zimpenfish wrote: post #200

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> Refresh my memory, it was [incorrect account of how GamerGate started]? No. > everyone No. > there were demands from SJW changes bunch of games to have female characters with less revealing clothing No.

It is almost as if I asked what it was about...

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Re: Raddit: An open source alternative to Reddit

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Post by alehul »

mwerd wrote: post #226
nthcolumn wrote: post #202

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Reddit is a business. I don't support businesses that facilitate child rape forums. You do. That's how we are different. Other businesses should not suffer for what Reddit does so I use the internet, on usenet other providers likewise, on reddit you all share the blame because you support the same business. I can't tell myself I'm only using this tiny part and those nasty people aren't anything to do with me because…

Absolutely absurd argument. Do you use toll roads? They're a business. Criminals and even "child rapists" use them too. Can't believe you would further their ability to move about our society and evade law enforcement by willfully funding the infrastructure they use. Get over yourself with your absolutist nonsense.

Note: I disagree with the previous poster's 'guilt by association' ideology for reasons you posted.

To be fair, I bet that Reddit would have an easier time than toll roads in identifying those criminals and banning them. With that said, however, I think that the issue is very foggy in who is guilty, and that Reddit is actually relatively accessible for law enforcement compared to other sites the criminals may be on.

For people who are truly guilty of it, their presence on Reddit may offer law enforcement a greater chance at apprehending them.

Re: Raddit: An open source alternative to Reddit

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Post by kemiller »

tray5 wrote: post #76
kemiller wrote: post #44

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But what, exactly, is the alternative to a free market?

Personally I'm a fan of a workers run syndicalist economy. There are other options, like a workers run market economy, or an outright collectivist gift economy.

Are there any examples of that working at large scale?

Re: Raddit: An open source alternative to Reddit

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Post by e12e »

pjc50 wrote: post #205
e12e wrote: post #25

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> The far left is suppsed to be communist, which seems the opposite of anarchy. Communism: weak central government, strong communal (local) democratic decision making - let people make decision that effect them directly (locally). You may be thinking of the old-fashioned idea of a socialist state as a "tyrrany of the many" as a transition from an armed uprising towards a communist state?

> Communism: weak central government This is not how it worked out in practice, no?

In terms of political theory, communism has always been (a somewhat utopian) theory that shares many ideas with anarchism. I like to think of communism as slightly more pragmatic, in that there's somewhat of an acknowledgement that there needs to be a agency that holds a monopoly on violence (a police force) - as a last resort to mitigate anti-social behaviour.

But if one reads eg Rosa Luxembourg, the lines are very much blurred between the two.

There's a tendency to spend time arguing that the various socialist states that where formed by communist parties were communist, because they were ran by organizations that labeled themselves (and indeed were) communist - I don't think such discussion is much more fruitful than discussing how the US attempted to "liberate" Vietnam, or institute "democracy" in Chile.

Re: Raddit: An open source alternative to Reddit

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Post by mejin »

BooglyWoo wrote: post #161
mejin wrote: post #135

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How does that make sense? If a culture is tolerant and somewhat smart they can add tolerance to their constitution. By doing so they will both allow tolerance and not have to worry about anyone (tolerant people or not) taking away their "ability" to tolerate.

Because it's hard to unanimously and unequivocally identify those who are intolerant as such. Owing to the beguiling nature of language and rhetoric, the intolerant can thrive and propagate by arguing that they're not in fact intolerant, and appealing to "free speech". This seems to be the MO of this so-called "alt-right" stuff; legal or constitutional barriers are almost impossible to define or enforce.

My English is not so good so I hope that I understood you.

What I am trying to say is that there is no need to identify intolerant people. All that is needed is to make sure that intolerant and tolerant people do not limit free speech. Protecting free speech can be done without worrying that people will misinterpret laws. For example, a law saying that anyone wishing to publish something to their site can do so regardless if they are anarchists, Nazis, conspiracy theorist, or anyone else. No mater how much hate the intolerant write they will not be able to stop other people from writing about how much they hate the intolerant people.

Re: Raddit: An open source alternative to Reddit

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Post by eighthnate »

chasing wrote: post #57

You know why Reddit and Twitter became some toxic environments? Because they're not designed for healthy community development. And neither is this. It's a mindless clone and it already looks like it's turning toxic.

> You know why Reddit and Twitter became some toxic environments?

When were they toxic environments? Reddit and Twitter are what you make of it.

Are you saying it's toxic because people are able to express opinion that you disagree with?

Re: Raddit: An open source alternative to Reddit

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Post by zichy »

gort wrote: post #232
zichy wrote: post #219

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I'm speechless.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_killings_under_Communist_... (Incidentally, since apparently I need to say this, I'll note that Reddit and Twitter users "gort" are not me.)

I am certainly aware of that, thank you. Here's another Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historikerstreit

And I obviously don't google every nickname on HN, but he told us that people were calling him a Nazi without providing evidence. I wanted to look into that.

Re: Raddit: An open source alternative to Reddit

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Post by r3vo »

Why is it so difficult for a forum to accommodate different political views? Is this a problem of human nature?

The idea of a uncensored reddit it a good one, but the first thing I see going to the page is an administrator complaining that they apparently cannot effectively ban "nazis".

https://raddit.me/f/lobby/6159/we-re-being-brigaded-by-nazis...

From the comments I've read here, it definitely seems as though the site has the typical heavy handed administration banning opinions it disagrees with.

Why can't any of these sites just allow people of all political ideologies to post? 4Chan is the only site I can think of which has never had censorship of this sort. Why is this such a difficult thing to accomplish?

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