I never claimed that masks do not work, I said that people should not be forced to wear masks by the government. That is just my opinion.

And now this person, who said this exact thing, is banned for this reason:

Trolling, being pro-trump, telling people not to wear a mask during the pandemic.

What the fuck is going on with you guys here? I really love the software Lemmy for what it is: FOSS. That’s great.

But the people behind it are the absolute worst FOSS devs I’ve ever met, and also one of the worst moderators I’ve ever came accross. This exact behavior was the reason to search for alternatives for Reddit. And now, we have that here as well.

I know, this is their instance, and as another user here said: Their instance, their rules. I understand and agree. But I just wanted to give my opinion.

I think Trump is an absolutely awful person and it is a bad thing that someone like him is the president of any country. But on the other hand, people banning other people for being “Pro-Trump” is equally awful. I mean it. It’s the same shit, just from the opposite side.

The worst thing here is: I don’t even know if it is true that the user is “Pro-Trump”. I know that the “don’t wear masks” bit is not true, very apparently so, so I can only surmise that the other statements are equally thought through and truthful. This is an absolutely shitty job for a moderator.

Holy shit. Seriously. I’m flabbergasted how awful people can be. If you want, you can ban me, because I don’t think I want to be around in this instance anymore. Not if one can’t speak his mind without breaking the rules but still has to fear being banned because of opinions.