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Pointing out that in several states the US midterms might not exactly be free and open seems to really get a lot of resistance from Americans. Many seem like they really don't even want to think about it, and would just rather keep believing that the midterms will solve everything
Elections in this country have literally never been free and open. Voter suppression has always happened. Don't let it discourage you from acting or make you believe that we can't still win, because history has shown us that it isn't true.
History got Trump as President. Twice. History has led to Republicans getting full control of USA.
If people had not been historically discouraged we would not be here yet again talking about Trump.
It’s shocking to me how many feel that way. They get MAD when I even mention the possibility of what Trump is literally saying. Many of them are on Lemmy too, which has always felt strange.
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reddit has very minimal bot protection and a lot of systems designed to benefit those who pay to play, as it were.
Lemmy doesn't even have that. And it is trivial to make multiple accounts across multiple instances. Whether that is to role play some nonsense or to do the old "the first two or three downdoots set the tone" trick people try to pretend isn't a thing. And spend a bit of time shitposting/reading the timestamps and... some of them are REAL obvious.
And this is very apparent in the various political threads. LOTS of people pushing agendas (the gun nut lobby being particularly alarming). Let alone the "official" lemmy instance being blocked by most people because it is infested with lead dev sanctioned tankies who are largely indistinguishable from chuds when it comes to pushing putin et al's policies.
Much like in the good old days: Open, minimally invasive, social media is fun (yes. IRC and Usenet were social media). It is also infested with bad actors and manipulators.
Oh IRC, how I miss you. I was on the Undernet, you?
Yeah, we're getting downvoted for daring to point out in a comment that what Trump said in the post I linked to might not be great for election security
Here’s an observation I’ve had. There are a large number of .world accounts with ages all within a month or two of 2.7 years. These accounts a very vocal about how they feel any kind of uprising is bad news. Just sit tight, follow the rules, let the politicians solve the problem. Don’t fight.
Its when the first major exodus from Reddit was, around the API restrictions. Before that Lemmy was barely fledgling, practically unpopulated.
You’re joking right? In the 2024 election you think Lemmy was unpopulated?
I’m dying laughing.
Do I need to get the whiteboard out and work this out for you? It was the summer of 2023. I get that you are largely under attack in this thread, but you are quite literally flailing at everyone who respond to you right now.
Sweetie, the Election is in November.
Jfc, you can't even follow your own thread.
The major influx into lemmy happened the summer of 2023, approximately 2.7 years ago. It coincided with reddit making preparations to go public, specifically, banning third party apps and making drastic changes to their API. Approximately 15 months before the 2024 election.
At this point it was very clear that you are not reading anything or comprehending anything I am saying and therefore we should just stop now. I suggest maybe you go outside and take a big breath while you still have freedom to do so.
Have the day you voted for.
Well you are just being an idiot incapable of basic math. I'm not sure what high-horse you think that puts you on.
Your responses also consistently rhyme with some formerly banned accounts I can recall. Is your other sock-puppet no longer able to post in this sub?
Oh I’ve been banned probably a thousand times from various communities but not necessarily this one. Being banned doesn’t mean I’m bad. It means I’m not one of the center-right “obey the rules” lemmy users who have mod power.
You can accuse me of getting banned all you want but to me it’s a badge of honor.
I don't disagree, and I've worked relentlessly to push back against that authority when it worked to suppress narratives and issues with Biden as candidate, when it worked to shut down honest discussion around how Harris was performing and what it would take for them to win. Hit @JordanLund@lemmy.world up for specifics. I've never not been vocal about the importance of having an open space to discuss and argue.
Jordan Lund? He’s the fucking problem. He’s right up there with that dead Squid Cunt. Let me guess, you liked both of them—that would explain everything.
God your are an idiot. I'm citing Jordan Lund as a source to make it clear I've been relentless in pushing back against their authority in suppressing others voices. I was also the primary voice in pushing back against Squids relentless apologetics, getting me banned from every sub they modded. Not someone else. Me. And by being consistent, and being right before it was popular, I've been able to move the narrative on these things. I know how many minds I've changed and how I was able to move a minority perspective into the majority.
I'm also not sure squid is dead. Check lemvotes: https://lemvotes.org/user/flyingsquid@lemmy.world
Look at the upvotes. They were upvoting things as late as December of last year.
We should stop arguing, I got Squid fired. 🔪🩸
Afaik they went dark last Feb. My thinking is that when they moved to the UK they were faced with the fact that they were a terminally online shitlib and had to come to terms with the fact that they needed to get the fuck off lemmy and get a job. But they didn't go completely dark.
They voted on a handful of things, a couple times in May of 25 and a couple times in Dec. They still have a heartbeat afaik.
That’s a disappointment. And, if Jordan knows what’s good for him he’ll stay gone.