I’ll say it again. What makes this platform different is that it’s moderated. And, The Terms of Service are enforced. Bluesky is not like Twitter
The world needs a platform where people who disagree can have a real discussion.
The world needs a platform where people who disagree can have a real discussion.
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Marc Abrams
The problem is you assume they want to "engage and have reals discussions on real issues." They don't. When confronted with facts, data, science, actual laws, and the like, they resort to spewing lies, disinformation and hate.
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The government is being dismantled like they wanted.
Why are they still upset?
I think we can win them to our side. As Trumps fascism progresses they will see they messed up voting for him
You can discuss, give facts, and provide reliable sources until you are blue in the face, but all that is achieved is that the ideologue doubles down and continues to pollute honest discourse.
Ignore them. Don’t give them air.
They can't moderate every racist clown out here either.
However devils advocate is supposed to be used to ensure an idea or plan is solid and able to function
Not to allow nazis to take control or defend those who have done wrong.
When you DO block, don’t block the account directly. Create a list, and block the list. Then add them to the list. That list becomes shareable- this is how we can democratically federate moderation for civil discourse. Consuming that list is optional.
I'm going to do that.
You have no idea why someone blocked someone. Sure, they might be a troll. But maybe they made a single comment that someone took the wrong way.
You’re going to end up creating a less-effective, Balkanized community that can’t unify to fight actual fascists.
BTW, I’ve heard MANY worse suggestions. ;)
those two features would decimate xchan as a fascist tool
However, what some deem necessary for engagement there is not worth the cost of allowing blatant hate speech here.
I am an anarcho-feminist. Biden and the democrats are still right wing.
I keep seeing people blame the Democrats, but it looks like 2/3 of your country would prefer Trump. What is your solution?
On the plus side it may cause issues for the Canadian Conservatives. 🙌
"So Trump is better?"
Where tf are you getting from Point A to Z? Making my point exactlyyy
Provincially, the NDP seems to have gained more power, but I suspect it will be decades before they are able to form a federal government. /2
It's just hard to find a social media platform that's not politically motivated one way. Only one I can think of is Reddit, because you can just go anywhere on there for 'views.'
Actually, nvm maybe not Tumblr lol
Also, I see a lot of death threats in here, which either nobody is reporting or the mods aren't doing anything about.
Folks are fed up with people who leave us to the wolves and check out unless someone offers their instant utopian dream.
You’re harming us.
And by us I mean the real people you dismiss as bots
I would think personal attacks would always get negative reactions. A discussion on policy or the message would be more healthy.
It depends on the critique I guess.
And fuck Democrats. They're half the problem.
(in the past, I’d been up there following mathematicians and other interesting people, but now it’s in the setting of a toxic waste dump.)
These are an automatic block, or worse, placement on a moderation list.
Magats never discuss nor seek too, they can't because they lack any mental abilities.
Beyond their brainwashed maga cult of lies and misinformation 24/7...365.
1. You're a white man
2. You're wealthy
3. You own an NBA team
3 of the top things that are revered and respected most in the US.
The rest of us don't stand a chance which is why WE don't want more discourse (if you can call it that) from them.
The problem is, the GOP doesn't just disagree anymore. They've actively embraced Dominionist White Nationalist policy as their platform. I don't ever look to find middle ground with folks who have aligned themselves with ACTUAL Nazi's giving the stiff arm salute at the Inaugural.
There seems to be no reasoning with any of them in the slightest.
That is until you see them crying on Instagram or Facebook about what Trump & Elon have done that has begun to impact them directly.
I agree. We need a lot more dialog and shared opinions but there is an imbalance of people that arent listening. They really do hate Trump and MAGA and any time someone disagrees with their hatred the terms Bigot and Fascist are used to end conversations.
Who knows what are the 'real' facts nowadays when so many of them have been tweaked to suit the current leaders, on both/all sides.
Best to find some common ground and work from that.
Just my opinion though. 🍀
Liberal media has not exist ever.
Adulting is missing. Hate is the dominant emotion because of the immoral acts being committed.
A man was seen walking through my hometown Meijer with an open carry pistol. Why? Fear.
Have you found even one MAGA account that isn’t an obvious paid troll or AI program?
I haven’t. There is no MAGA marketplace of ideas on here, just paid trolls and bots
https://youtu.be/2K-opkJsOEw
In the few instances where I’ve engaged with #Maga, it has been on immigration.
Our discussion is usually curtailed when I ask about illegal hiring. Bringing up consequences for employers.
We are in for a long slog to fix what’s broken.
“Free” speech in 2025 is not the same as in 1995. The volume of misinformation completely changed the game
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I seek to find the way to stop them.
We can but we actually have to stand up and take action. Congress is responding - keep making calls to them.
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I want them shouting love and care to all. May these people come forward please. I asked my son to be president, he said why should I be hated by 1/2 the people!
If you want a "real discussion" that you feel you don't get here. Can't you just go back to Twitter? Noone is stopping you. I like the civility at Blue Sky 🤷♀️
I won’t be cordial to people who celebrate the mistreatment of their fellow humans. I won’t try to discuss with people whose mindset is othering. I’ve yet to meet a rational Trumper.
"Can't you see how awful is him?"
😅
They're no better than MAGA in that regard, and it does Dems no good to pretend they're the party of sunshine and light.
They carry the same tropes because they were trained on the same tropes.
Left vs right isn't a new phenomenon, but the way it is now is def fabricated and new
They are just as clubby as the far-right.
Isn't that the true American success story for the rich? They got the poor to fight among themselves while they always win.
#6'Elon
No, I’m talking about the radicals that exist. We know mainstream media has its narratives—it’s all a show, a circus, a way to make money. Everything revolves around the economy, and it’s ruining the system.
#6'Elon
I share to several hundred followers immediately that this particular person did not disagree w my facts
I think my point still stands that in public that's harder for them to dismiss without exposing their callousness, but clearly some testimonies are a lot easier give than others. I'm sorry.
Your apology is unnecessary. You don’t strike me as the assaulting type.
"Inflation was 2.9% when Biden left office."
"Well, it was 0% when Trump left office!"
He wants a 'rational discussion'.
Lots of centrists do. There are no "rational discussions" with bigots/Nazis.
Period.
Why couldn't you have a good faith discussion with a MAGA person here?
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And if answer is that their views are so, e.g., virulently racist that they break ToS & they can't stop, then that's very much a them problem.
It is important to balance advocacy and inquiry.
Quite an algorithm.