There are various reasons Lemmy succeeded as a Reddit alternative where others failed. One of the underappreciated ones is probably that the devs were communists. I know that sounds a little strange
  • Floon@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Whatever the authors leanings are, they make a good point. Lemmy has followed Karl Popper’s maxim “Tolerant societies must be intolerant of intolerance.” It’s just that simple.

    • CrypticCoffee@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I mean moderation doesn’t neccesarily support that. You can be tolerant but remove stuff that is far in the fringes. Lemmy has quite a mix. World hates left wing, ml is left wing. Ee is pretty open.

    • Omega_Haxors@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      10 months ago

      If anything it makes their point even stronger if their ideology is screaming at them not to put communists above fascists in any circumstance.

      • morrowind@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
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        10 months ago

        if their ideology is screaming at them not to put communists above fascists in any circumstance

        I really have no idea where you got such an impression