I don’t want right-wing fanatics…I don’t want leftist fanatics…I want a place where all views can be discussed with respect and civility. /r/politics was NOT that place. I hope Lemmy can avoid the echo chamber to allow respectful disagreement and discourse to occur (while not overly defending extremists on either side).
I like to believe there is much more we agree upon than disagree…and while not always the case, sometimes we need to take a moment to ensure we aren’t talking passed each other and be willing to listen to understand (even if you don’t agree in the end). It’s okay to disagree as long as you respect one another.
“If you want to be heard, first learn to listen.” - John F. Kennedy
Expect an above-average amount of far-left users here. The “.ml” in the URL stands for marxism-leninism, and the initial population was people whose leftist subreddits got nuked.
Though on other instances there’s already communities praising Elon Musk, so the federated structure is doing a pretty good job of letting people of all political beliefs participate.