1. Mod of !anarchism@slrpnk.net posts a great Greta Thunberg quote, but then tries to use it to justify not voting in the upcoming US election
  2. Multiple people point out that’s very clearly not what she meant
  3. Removed by mod Removed by mod Removed by mod Removed by mod

Using your mod powers to decide who is allowed and not allowed to speak is not very anarchist of you, @mambabasa@slrpnk.net

  • FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    91·
    19 days ago

    I’m really confused as an anarchist myself.

    I know some anarchists who believe we should boycott the system and not vote, I know some anarchists who believe we should vote for Jill Stein because she is the most progressive candidate, and I know some anarchists (which include myself) who think along more utilitarian lines, that this election will can only end in two outcomes, and that one will cause a lot more suffering than the other, therefore I will vote for the one that causes the least suffering.

    We anarchists believe more in direct action than voting, but that doesn’t mean we can’t vote.

    I’m very concerned about this censorship of discourse on an anarchist community. And want to know what the moderator who made this decision’s rationale was. Would this comment be removed in !anarchism@slrpnk.net because I say not all anarchists vote for Jill Stein?

      • FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        7·
        19 days ago

        So my comment would be removed because according to the mod I provide “ideological cover for evil”, by not supporting Jill Stein, even though my rationale conforms with anarchist ideals?

        • PhilipTheBucket@ponder.catOP
          21·
          19 days ago

          Your guess is as good as mine. My feeling is the same as yours. I don’t really have anything to add to this comment:

          https://ponder.cat/comment/794343

          I share your alarm about the censorship of discourse. It seems like there are at least three “anarchist instance” administrators in these comments who approve of it. I think they may either be jaded by a nonstop influx of trolls and noisemakers to the point that they are too tired to deal with anything disagreeable, or else they may just have not thought through enough what type of instance they want to have and what impacts this kind of policy is going to have.

          If you want an answer to your question, in other words, I think you’ll have to ask the people making the decisions.