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I’ll bask in knowing that Mia knew exactly what I meant at least.
Okay now I'm like 90% sure that null account is a rimu alt.
They're both using that rimus not transphobic line as a defense to try and deflect
null has been around for I think longer than Rimu.
I think both arrived during the Reddit APIcalypse like me.
I preferred when I had no idea about either of them but damn null is nasty
Lol multiple people can see with their own 2 eyes that Mia said she thinks Rimu is a transphobe?
Must be an alt!
Except she didn’t, she took the instances ideals as the reason the instance was shadowbanned as Rimu provided no actual reason.
Do you need me to quote it for you? She said she assumes the reason is that Rimu is anti-left and transphobic.
Because you’re a lying piece of shit, I’ll quote it for you
Does that say Rimu is transphobic or that quokka.au is pro-trans? Go on tell me champ.
This is like the 5th time someone has said that and no have not seen any evidence.
Yes describing what the instance is. Where's the claim?
If someone silences you because of your pro-trans views, any reasonable person would recognize that as being “anti-pro-trans”, or more simply “anti-trans”. Another way to say that is “transphobic”.
You disagree with that?
I go by actions rather than what words are used as so many prefer optics rather than what is actually happening.
It's extremely telling when those saying rimu was called transphobic only bring it up as a way to deflect from rimus actions.
It's really easy to come to a specific conclusion if you go searching for it like in this case.
Nice dodge.
I'll ask again:
If someone silences you because of your pro-trans views, any reasonable person would recognize that as being “anti-pro-trans”, or more simply “anti-trans”. Another way to say that is “transphobic”.
You disagree with that?
How is that a dodge?
If someone takes actions to silence trans people or attack them yes but that's not at all what rimu supports keep shouting as the claim.
So this is what actually happened or it was just a statement on the instance that had repercussions done to it by rimu?
Please help me and others understand
Because it's completely non-responsive to my question.
Okay! So you agree.
It is what Mia actually said she thinks is a reason the instance was silenced, yes. Therefore, my original claim is true.
If only you were willing.
😮💨. I knew better and still engaged.
Gonna stop here as you both are not reading anything and still ignoring the actual issue
Edit.
Re read you're own comments and you'll see yourself is calling rimus actions transphobic considering how little thought is put into the it
Hard to parse this word salad, but no, nowhere did I call rimus actions transphobic. You're lying.
According to this logic you have presented since rimu did what Mia said his action therefore is transphobic.
Rimus action to attack another instance, which happens or have trans users, means he must be by your logic.
Again I'm going off actions not words but since the only example rimu defenders have is an instance being described it's all anyone can conclude
Nope, has to be specifically targetted at them for being trans for it to meet my logic.
Which is what you said is the reason for it. Therefore your logic shows he is one
No, it's what I said Mia said is the reason for it. Keep up.
Correct. You agree that Mia thinks rimu was taking actions to silence trans people or attack them for being pro-trans.
Nope, logic was if the action did it then that mean it was what happened not the words used.
Again we get back to all of this is an admin describing the instance that was attacked.
Now you've spent what 50 comments trying to deflect from what actions actually happened, which pale to the transphobe claims.
I just find it funny this is the only defense for an epic self inflicted crashout on rimus part.
The logic Mia is using, correct. Hence why I said she believes it was what happened.
Nope, I've spent 50 comments not letting you lie about what I said.
I thought we were debating what rimu did not you.
Although funny to say that when just quoting you.
We were debating what I claimed Mia said about what rimu did.
Nope been about how silly the crash out and how only get defenders distracting
So you concede that Mia did in fact say she thinks rimu is a transphobe.
Unless you have more than the instance description fuck no
So then we try this again. Here is the claim, tell me whether you agree or disagree with this claim:
So you are claiming rimu is a transphobe and was silencing people now?
Let's try again.
Here is the claim, tell me whether you agree or disagree with this claim:
Simple "agree" or "disagree".
No the claim is you still deflecting.
Again is there anything other than the instance description used?
Yes there is, but you won't answer this simple question that demonstrates it (of course we know why you won't answer).
But I'll ask again, so you're on the record as dodging again:
Here is the claim, tell me whether you agree or disagree with this claim:
Simple “agree” or “disagree”.
Then please present it.
I love you are trying to make people sound like a transphobe
Happy to. But for it to be understood, one would need to agree to the broader claim I proposed above. Are you okay to move into the demonstration with the assumption that you agree with that broader claim? Or do we need to understand what you disagree with about it?
I mean, you're the one digging their heels in on this point.
You can say sure, fine, Mia did say she thinks Rimu is a transphobe, but that's a minor part of a larger issue. And that you think Rimu is still worse and in the wrong. And that people are only bringing it up to deflect from Rimus actions.
But the fact that you have to twist and turn instead of just admitting I was right really speaks volumes about how you guys operate.
But you had seen the evidence, and it was true.
I'm gonna laugh if rimus crash out is because they think an admin describing their instances focus as the reason.
So you concede that Mia did indeed say she thinks a reason rimu silenced quokk.au is because he's transphobic.
If Rheori is Serinus, Null can be Rimu.
Why world serinus have an alt though? They're happy to do it in public once they have prevented anyone from responding