No idea why you’re arguing semantics. I’m not trying to make a point that there’s a difference here. Nazis and national socialists are the same, we’re in agreement.

Are you seriously calling me a nazi sympathizer? Fuck you.

Sure, call them whatever. I’m over it.

No, by definition they’re not fascists either, but these words get thrown around so much that they’ve lost all meaning so sure. Call them whatever the fuck you like.

I’m honestly not a fan of calling these people nazis, as there is a very clear definition of what a national socialist is, and throwing any far right authoritarians in with them diminishes that definition.

They’re MAGA, let’s tie that definition to their actions. This is MAGA behaviour, this is what MAGA does.

EDIT: Oh cool, so this is just an echo chamber then? We got people straight up calling me a nazi sympathizer for trying to make the point that maybe not every god damn authoritarian is a “nazi”.

You know, just call them whatever you fucking like. I’m done.

I’m sorry but “goons” will never not be a hilarious word.

I had no idea about all of that. I really learned something today! Already really like Lemmy and the Fediverse, I feel like most people here put some extra thought and effort into their posts and comments. I’ve used Reddit since I was 18 and it used to be the same, but as its popularity grew I guess the “wrong” kind of people started joining and participating. I think that’s bound to happen with anything that gets really big. I’ve described some social justice movements the same way, where you had people who genuinely cared in the beginning but eventually as the movement becomes a trend the values and sentiments gets simpler, dumber and eventually unrecognizable from what the initial goal was.

By the way I think there’s a little birthday cake next to my username because I created the user today lol.

I was replying to someone that said they could use it to treat covid, which has lead to people dying. Guess I got reported by them and for some reason an admin thought it was meant as a threat?

That’s really interesting! Did you have any problems getting your hands on it when people started buying it for covid?

Oh and happy Lemmy anniversary. Is it really today? Weird coincidence that I joined today.

I got temporarily banned from Reddit for saying that using ivermectin might kill you, and that was it. I’m done.

I love talking with people with a different perspective, and I love playing the devils advocate to try to understand other points of view better. As you said, if it’s just going to become a fight it’s completely meaningless.

Unless I know the other person has the same intent to respectfully listen and try to understand rather than argue I won’t engage in any sort of political discussion. Polarizing opinions have been completely normalized online and it’s literally ruining society.

Are you planning on going back once the ban is lifted? I’m gonna try to stay away.

I got temp banned today because I replied to someone and said that using ivermectin would probably kill them.

I’m done, so fucking done.

Hey, I’ve seen that episode of Black Mirror!

That is seriously dystopian. Wow, what the fuck…

Feeling “deeply concerned” seems like the extent of what the opposition in the US are capable of right now. Such a bummer to see this as a European, whatever happens in the US affects us as well, yet we have no voting rights.