Sep. 1—Sid Daoud had a normal start to his day on Friday, Aug. 9. He went to work, not expecting a night of political coaxing. When a plane arrived in Kalispell that afternoon to fly the Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate to Bozeman to meet with Senate Republican hopeful Tim Sheehy and former President Donald Trump ahead of a rally, Daoud said that he was confused, but excited to talk about ...
  • Socialist Mormon Satanist@lemmy.worldOP
    19·
    2 months ago

    That’s actually how a Democracy is supposed to work.

    Exactly. And I can vote for whoever I want as well. Whether the people in this community like it or not. And they don’t. lol

    • TheHiddenCatboy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      You can! But you know what you don’t have the right to do? Come in here, unchallenged, and say you’re going to vote Third Party. That’s our freedom of speech telling you you’re a … ahem, censored for Rule 3 purposes and that nobody should listen to you because you will make things worse for everyone. Between the downvotes and the comments, you should have gotten that. But keep up with that martyr complex! We just need to make sure you’re shouted down by Election Day.

      • Socialist Mormon Satanist@lemmy.worldOP
        19·
        2 months ago

        You can! But you know what you don’t have the right to do? Come in here, unchallenged, and say you’re going to vote Third Party.

        But I am voting Third Party. It’s not my job to make you believe it.

        And for the record, you are getting mad over a news article that is widely available on a site MUCH more accessible than Lemmy, and I didn’t write the article.

        I posted it. Anyone can find it. More people read it off lemmy than on lemmy. So calm yourself.

        And be mad all you want, I’m STILL not voting for your candidate. There is no law that says I have to vote for your candidate. There is no rule that says I have to vote for you candidate.

        We just need to make sure you’re shouted down by Election Day.

        Shouting to who? This is Lemmy. Everyone here is voting for Harris anyway. Just who is it you are shouting to? lmao

        So bully all you want. I’m not voting for Harris. If you wanna believe I’m voting for Trump, ok, go for it. I don’t care. :)

            • TheHiddenCatboy@lemmy.worldEnglish
              21·
              2 months ago

              Please PM me about this. I wish to understand what specifically you found objectionable, and who I may appeal the removal to.

              • jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
                21·
                2 months ago

                “I’m saying you’re an idiot”.

                Rule 3:

                “Be civil, No violations of TOS. It’s OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It’s NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban.”

                • TheHiddenCatboy@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  11·
                  2 months ago

                  I edited that to say ‘you’re making idiotic choices’. Did that not take? And would that be acceptable? If not, then how can I express that sentiment?

                  We shouldn’t be forced to fight with one hand tied behind our back here, Jordan. There ARE bad-faith debaters here, pushing misinformation and disinformation for the sole purpose of ratfucking us out of our vote. What passes your smell test for civility when calling these groups out? Are we supposed to just pretend like there are no bots or paid actors? Or is there a way that will pass your muster for calling out those bad actors without violating Rule 3?

                  And is there any way to get your decisions reviewed? It sure feels like you leave up an awful lot of incivil posts by the ‘Genocide Joe’ people, while targeting us who call them out for their nonsense? Can we get your moderation decisions reviewed for fairness?

                  PS: I asked you to PM me so we didn’t have this conversation in public. Having a public grievance on moderation decisions was not my choice. If you’d rather take this private, I’m still game for that.

                  • jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
                    21·
                    2 months ago

                    If there are bad faith debaters, feel free to report them. If you engage with them, do so without attacking them.

                    The mods and admins had a sidebar on this user and concluded that, yes, they have shitty opinions, but having shitty opinions is not a violation.

                    I did restore the comment long enough to verify the original language is still there and re-removed it.

          • Socialist Mormon Satanist@lemmy.worldOP
            113·
            2 months ago

            And I never said you had to vote for my candidate

            Good, because I’m not going to.

            I’m saying you’re an idiot

            Nice personal insult. You can’t get your point across without calling me names? Now I won’t take anything else you say seriously.

            You’ve also broken the civility rule of this sub. See rule 3.

            You’d vote Jill Stein and be unaware that you did the stupid thing, and I’d be blissfully unaware of your stupidity, too.

            But I’m NOT voting for Jill Stein.

            Dude, it’s not that hard to make a point without name calling. I haven’t called anyone names. But here you are calling me names. All because I am not voting for your candidate. Think about that. You can’t have a discussion with me without name-calling. Wow, just wow.

            • TheHiddenCatboy@lemmy.worldEnglish
              41·
              2 months ago

              I’ll just let the 7 downvotes you have do all the talking. And to make sure I’m sticking EXACTLY to Rule 3, I’ll clarify that your choices are idiotic and stupid. If the Mods remove my comment over that, they’re making idiotic choices as well, allowing you to talk crap to us while tying our hands behind our backs when we fight back against your crap.

              Have a nice day!

              • Socialist Mormon Satanist@lemmy.worldOP
                110·
                2 months ago

                If the Mods remove my comment over that, they’re making idiotic choices as well, allowing you to talk crap to us while tying our hands behind our backs

                What?! I think the mods here do awesome. They have to put up with a LOT of crap and hate. What are you even talking about?!

                The downvotes are nothing but proof that I’ve struck a nerve, exposing the fear and desperation of those clinging to the corrupt system. The truth always shakes the foundations of the status quo!

                I totally respect and support your right to vote for who you want. Do you respect and support my right to do the same?