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Hey all. I'd like to open an official discussion regarding the upturning of the prior Hexbear party line on an :israel-cool: emote proper with the unambiguous Zionist flag.

I want to preface this by saying this is not in a 'ceding the issue' way. Over the past year I've been trying to engage in self-crit w/rt the chauvinism I've internalized growing up in a Liberal Zionist household, and my personal viewpoint on it did a 180 some months back, so I want to reopen this discussion proper in my personal capacities as Self-Appointed Emote Czar.

The reason it's taken long enough beyond that is prior to July, I was essentially half-engaged with the site in order to finish out my degree. After that, it’s been mostly inertia of confirming with the admins and other /c/Judaism mods, as well as having to be rigorous about my job search personally giving me little free time to coordinate this.

I do not want to center myself in this conversation more than I inadvertently already have, so I will leave my own opinion on the issue as a comment rather than explaining further here.

The consensus we've roughly come to is to open up the discussion in an official manner for a day or so. After that, I'll weigh the discussion in an entirely vibes-based manner (sorry Dean Norris enjoyers) and we'll alter Hexbear party line on it accordingly.

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[–] Elohimbo@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

Zenz poster was a lib who I rightfully drove off this site, he didn't support the SMO or uphold his revolutionary duty. You keep getting all my alts wrong in this thread. It's quite annoying how many copy cats I have and how I can't actually tell you which specific ones actually are me - but I only have one active account at a time. I have to keep making new ones because I keep being driven off the site for this exact type of thing. Threats from moderators, being banned for pointing out their unfair practices. The vast majority of people shut up and put their head down or don't notice.

I notice and I speak up. I'm the reason you're fixing this problem after all. I have to do it because nobody else will.

I was once a normal user, I once would be happy to always be patient and talk in good faith. You've lost that with your years of putting up with me being harassed and threatened and gaslighting me about it. I don't care about your rules anymore. You've jokerfied me. Do you understand that feeling? Of being corned and dogpiled so you become da joker baby? That's what has happened here.

[–] DengistDonnieDarko@hexbear.net 18 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I was once a normal user, I once would be happy to always be patient and talk in good faith. You've lost that with your years of putting up with me being harassed and threatened and gaslighting me about it. I don't care about your rules anymore.

epic tagline material right here, you're basically the joker, that's so sick

[–] Elohimbo@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah haha isn't it epic how I was suicide baited and then the mods covered it up and lied about it? So freakin' sick

[–] DengistDonnieDarko@hexbear.net 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't know anything about that, I just thought your supervillain monologue was cool shrug-outta-hecks

[–] SuperNovaCouchGuy2@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

No investigation, no right to speak.

[–] CARCOSA@hexbear.net 17 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Well I'm sorry that it has come to this, I would say that my experience as an admin has included being cornered and dogpiled

Am I understanding you correctly when you say that you are a jokerfied user who does not care about site rules that has had and continues to have a multitude of alts spanning years dedicated to driving people off the site who you have ideological differences with?

[–] Aradino@hexbear.net 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I would say that my experience as an admin has included being cornered and dogpiled

You really usually are the sacrificial cthulhu city aren't you? What's up with that

[–] CARCOSA@hexbear.net 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Aradino@hexbear.net 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If you're the joker (baby) then name three gags

[–] CARCOSA@hexbear.net 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

repetition, flat delivery, self deprication

[–] Aradino@hexbear.net 13 points 2 weeks ago

Damn you're good

[–] Elohimbo@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago

I'm the only one who can get you to fix your shit apparently. You can call that whatever you want.

[–] Aradino@hexbear.net 15 points 2 weeks ago

You gotta stop Sephiroth posting for a bit. Save your energy for if the response is shit.

If it is, everyone can go back to bring angry. But for now, probably calm down and do something else for a bit

[–] Euergetes@hexbear.net 11 points 2 weeks ago

It's quite annoying how many copy cats I have and how I can't actually tell you which specific ones actually are

what a convincing allegation lmao