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Lemmy – A link aggregator for the fediverse

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Re: Lemmy – A link aggregator for the fediverse

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Post by LeoPanthera »

darthrupert wrote: post #2

Lemmy's default instance leans heavily to the contemporary american idea of leftism. This doesn't affect the actual software in any way, only that community is a bit disturbing.

You're being rapidly downvoted but to play devil's advocate I wonder if you could explain why you think "American leftism" is "disturbing".

Re: Lemmy – A link aggregator for the fediverse

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Post by ddingus »

darthrupert wrote: post #2

Lemmy's default instance leans heavily to the contemporary american idea of leftism. This doesn't affect the actual software in any way, only that community is a bit disturbing.

So join them.

I do not mean ideologically. Just in conversation. More of us learning to talk with one another better is a really good thing.

The American idea of leftism varies widely, and on all axis too.

A similar thing can be found in the right.

Both have populist factions that have a lot in common. Many identify as indie too. They lack a solid party home.

Both have moderate and conservative factions too.

Authoritarianism is also on the rise generally.

All of this can be disturbing. I find the economic policy that way right now myself. Labor seems to be organizing though. Others see that as disturbing!

What I know, having had a ton of conversations in various venues around the nation is the body politic is far more complex. Everyone is listening to some loud or compelling voices and not talking with one another near enough to garner a better sense of where people are at and how policy might make a whole lot better sense.

It does not have to be disturbing. Shouldn't in my view.

Re: Lemmy – A link aggregator for the fediverse

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Post by iszomer »

LeoPanthera wrote: post #4
darthrupert wrote: post #2

Lemmy's default instance leans heavily to the contemporary american idea of leftism. This doesn't affect the actual software in any way, only that community is a bit disturbing.

You're being rapidly downvoted but to play devil's advocate I wonder if you could explain why you think "American leftism" is "disturbing".

For me, it wasn't a place to satisfy my intellectual curiosity.

Re: Lemmy – A link aggregator for the fediverse

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Post by onionisafruit »

dflock wrote: post #6
darthrupert wrote: post #2

Lemmy's default instance leans heavily to the contemporary american idea of leftism. This doesn't affect the actual software in any way, only that community is a bit disturbing.

So? Early reddit was also quite left-ish.

Early reddit seemed more libertarian to me. They couldn’t get enough of Ron Paul. I’m not a libertarian, but I kind of miss those days on reddit.

Re: Lemmy – A link aggregator for the fediverse

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Post by guerrilla »

darthrupert wrote: post #2

Lemmy's default instance leans heavily to the contemporary american idea of leftism. This doesn't affect the actual software in any way, only that community is a bit disturbing.

You mean lemmy.ml? All I see is a bunch of science, privacy and climate stuff right now.
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