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What's with users of fediverse using 'Go back to reddit' as a retort to other users? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) by calmblue75@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I am seeing this pattern a lot lately, whenever a person disagrees strongly or expresses conservative/right wing views, they are told to go back to reddit.

You can say 'Don't bring these bullshit views to the fediverse,' or something of that sort. I am a reddit refugee myself, and part of the Reddit API exodus. Being told to go someplace I just left due to ethical reasons feels bad. So, I want to understand why it is being used as a retort. Is it really rude, or am I making a fuss out of nothing?

Edit 1: I am NOT defending conservative views, I think that they should not be given a platform in the fediverse. I am questioning how telling them to go back to reddit is a valid response.

Edit2 : Edited the the title to better represent my question.

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[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 7 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Lemmy is older than the Reddit exodus, and historically had stricter moderation. When the exodus happened, the OG lemmy users saw the newcomers as rude at best, and various forms of bigots at worst. So 'go back to Reddit' is short-hand for 'such talk is not welcome here'.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 14 hours ago

Yeah, but at that point it was pretty much a ghost town. The only acceptable commentary to some people is whatever they type to themselves.

[–] LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

But that is unironically reddit behavior to use such insulting and dismissive language rather than saying... "such talk is not welcome here".

Immaturity shouldn't be acceptable, even from the "correct" opinion holder.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

It's kind of typical human behavior. People love forming little groups and then wailing on any outsiders to them. It feels good.

[–] LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 1 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

Which is exactly why it shouldn't be condoned or supported.

When your motivation doesn't extend past stupid ape brain, you're doing it wrong.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Yeah. The thing is, it's the main emotional motivator there is here.