I experience Lemmy as a reflection of many of the problems in the world; there seems to be little effort to understand and respect different viewpoints. Instead of being curious about opinions one disagrees with, the community often feels almost aggressive. People end up in their own trenches. What about trying to be more open and curious about our differences instead?
Apparently we believe in freedom of speech—so long as the speech is something we agree with…
People seem to be much more passionate about their stances here. Even when their stance is completely ridiculous and not rooted in reality. I’ve only blocked one person so far though (something I’ve REALLY tried not to do) and I’ve had a ton of good dialoge. You also can’t really express any view that isn’t far left.
passionate is a polite way to acknowledge that they have delusional beliefs and inability to knowledge reality outside of their own head where anything they claim or think is perfect and good.
I try to be polite where possible