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It's not the off topic or the inflammatory stuff I'm talking about, that stuff I think everyone can agree on. I am saying that the model that Reddit and Lemmy enforce encourages people to create rules like "no democratic socialists" or "no electoralism" or "you can't criticize Russia" that are widely seen by the populace as ridiculous and oppressive.

For example, Slashdot used to parcel out duties pretty similar to moderation to random members of the community after they'd been around for a while and participating and getting upvotes (sort of). That worked fine. It kept out the crap without encouraging people to start to wield their power to try to craft the narrative and create these little echo chambers that Lemmy seems to be beset with here and there.

And yes, I allow people to post stuff that doesn't fit my narrative. I think all moderators should do the same.

Honestly, to me it reads as a reason why Reddit and Lemmy both have a broken moderation model.

If I feel like posting a politics things where politics people can read it, and I am not (in the majority view of the readers) being a twatface about it, there is no earthly reason why some greasy-fingered negative Nelly should be empowered to control my ability to do so. Let alone set "rules" for what is or isn't allowed systematically. The whole thing is fuckin' stupid. It makes no difference from my point of view whether it be Tankies or establishment Democrats or whoever else privileged to put their thumb on the scales.

It's so fucking weird. I'm accustomed enough to people on Lemmy SWEARING that they aren't allowed to talk about [thing which is only controversial to Fox News boomers] and "they" will delete it if you even try, that I assumed this was crap too, but it seems like it's true.

From the community rules:

R5: No posts about Democratic Socialists or Third Parties

• No posts about Democratic socialists

Apparently they use this to delete Bernie stuff.

WTF, why would people subject themselves to this