this post was submitted on 26 Mar 2026
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Ye Power Trippin' Bastards
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This is a community in the spirit of "Am I The Asshole" where people can post their own bans from lemmy or reddit or whatever and get some feedback from others whether the ban was justified or not.
Sometimes one just wants to be able to challenge the arguments some mod made and this could be the place for that.
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Let's see how 'empathetic' you are when bombs destroy your home and kill your friends and family. It isn't even 'showing empathy'. It's feigning moral superiority while showing no empathy for the actual victims.
As we all know, db0 infamously hates Ukraine. Oh wait, .ml hates db0 for supporting Ukraine and wanting peace talks.
I'm sorry you want more death.
(he said while sipping his latte in his warm office at his powered computer completely unafraid of airplane noises outside).
Nobody 'wants' more death. Some of us, however, are smart enough to understand that it is the price required to repel evil.
Of course it's the cost to repeal evil, you don't stop Nazis with nice words. It's a shame that Ukraine has to fight for its right to exist. The cost of defense should ideally have less of Ukraian lives than Russian. Especially since Russia started the mess they can't win.
I live next to an air force base, I hear them all the time. They are loud as shit and wake me every day. Let's not pretend you're also on the front lines either, no one on Lemmy is.
Yeah, but I'm also showing empathy for the right people here...
You're once again confusing empathy with sympathy
Arguing semantics will clearly win this argument, particularly when you're obviously not the expert. Also, what?
It's not semantics, it's completely different meanings that you keep conflating.
No, my stance is showing sympathy for Russian soldiers to profess your moral superiority, in a Ukrainian community, fails to show empathy for the Ukrainians who might take offense to that. Understand?
Do you understand that showing empathy for wasted lives, is not sympathizing with the cause of those lives?
Do you understand how to read the room?
The fact that the room demands fucking dehumanization is the problem. Nothing good ever comes from dehumanization.
Yet you're upset you were kicked out of it. Also, you're wrong. It makes it easier to do what needs to be done.
I wouldn't call me upset but that is just semantics. I'm just calling out PTBs.
The effects of your dehumanizing behaviour are leaking...
So you think Ukraine ought not defend themselves? Or should get the max PTSD while doing so?
If this is the best retort you can come up with I think you're just looking for arguments and I'm not in the mood to enable you.
That's one way to avoid admitting you're wrong. YDI, and now we know you know why. Bye.