Exploding-heads.com is another instance on Lemmy where alt-right MAGA types tend to reside. Some people on this server want us to defederate from them immediately, some people want to save defederation as a last resort. They have 104 active users (more stats below).
It seems that exploding-heads has also experienced a recent botswarm invasion. This is obviously another point in favor of defederating them, assuming you are worried about botswarms, which is currently being discussed here.
My advice to you all is please try to discuss this in a civil manner, we need not allow them to create divisive conflict inside our communities. No matter how the vote turns out, you’re not going to be able to defederate from your fellow sh.itheads so be nice.
I’ve linked many of the previous discussions below so people who are out of the loop can get a general sense of the situation.
https://sh.itjust.works/post/216888 https://sh.itjust.works/post/225714 https://sh.itjust.works/post/281126 https://sh.itjust.works/post/410325
Lemmy.world just recently defederated them.
https://lemmy.world/post/747912
https://lemmy.world/post/577526
Although this could be considered a point in favor of defederation, it actually means even if we vote to remain federated, people have a great alternative in lemmy.world where they can still participate in our communities and simultaneously be protected from exploding-heads.
Ensuring diversity of servers is beneficial to the platform as a whole, but it is also not our responsibility to bear that burden.
TLDR, just wrap up any last points in this thread before we open the vote tomorrow. Please be civil.
EDIT: To clarify, this isn’t the official vote, this is the final discussion. The vote thread will be posted tomorrow and you will only be allowed to make a single comment saying Aye or Nay.
EDIT2: Vote thread is up, this thread is now locked. Very lively discussion thread sh.itheads. Please try to be more respectful next time.
Wait… We’re now de-federating because people have different political views? The way I see it, you shouldn’t pick and choose who you want to talk to, to get answers. You need everyone’s point of view for a balanced argument \ conversation.
To me this is just as bad as the Reddit corporates banning people for not fitting the narrative they want.
Lemmy to me, and for most people, is a way to communicate with free speech and little censorship. Otherwise, in the future, it will just be a bunch of people questioning and answering all agreeing with each-other. You need opposing sides for a balanced server.
That’s not what this is about. It’s about the normalization of hate speech. I may not agree with a right-wing perspective of the economy or society, but I’m happy to have that conversation.
I don’t see a point in tolerating people who spit on others (or whole groups without a rational factual reason), if that is your view on free speech then please leave onto these instances.
I see it as you should voice your convern about all kinds of things as long as it’s not hurting other people (in an irrational/immoral way).
For perspective, you joined two days ago and your only comments are on this post.