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Ye Power Trippin' Bastards

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I saw this post titled "Scratch a anti-harm reductionist and a fascist bleeds" (https://lemmy.world/post/33320759)

I commented that "harm reduction" apparently means sending billions in weapons to israel while they commit genocide and shutting down campus protests speaking out against that genocide. I said that seemed pretty fascist to me.

Within an instant, they downvoted my post and banned me. Guess it's my fault for posting in a circlejerk community, but I'm still scratching my head on how that makes me a tankie. Something tells me this mod would be calling in the tanks to suppress any dissent if they could.

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[–] flamingos@feddit.uk 54 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Lemmy comment: '"Harm reduction" apparently includes selling billions in weapons to israel while they carry out genocide and shutting down campus protests speaking out against that genocide. Seems pretty fascist to me.'

PTB, I don't see the tankie connections either.

[–] hark@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thank you for obtaining my comment! I couldn't find it in the modlog and didn't know how else to get it, so I had to recall what I wrote from memory.

[–] flamingos@feddit.uk 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They probably banned you with content removal, that doesn't generate modlog entries (Lemmy 0.19 anyway, 1.0 will generate these)

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Oh good. They're fixing that. Mods were taking advantage of that bug far too often.

[–] frenchfryenjoyer@lemmings.world 14 points 2 months ago

Seconded. This is a perfectly normal and reasonable response. anyone who thinks Israel isn't committing a genocide is either ignorant, a troll, or malicious

[–] MysticMushroom1776@lemmy.dbzer0.com 42 points 2 months ago (32 children)

Looks like @PugJesus@lemmy.world has been going on a rampage against people who are critical of Israel lately, PTB for sure.

@goat@sh.itjust.works Might want to kick this mod out of your community since he's poisoning it for others and kicking out people he shouldn't be.

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 2 months ago (9 children)

Yeah it's not a good look that Tankie now means "I don't like genocide". Just further dissolves the word's meaning and enables .ml and hexbear to do more things.

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[–] goat@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

I'll investigate later, thanks for the ping. I've since unbanned some of the users, such as @hark@lemmy.world, the others I'm still investigating and some are also spam

I'm fine with people sharing different views, even if they're controversial. Tankies are also allowed to comment in the community, as long as everyone follows the rules and is mutually respectful towards each other, feel free to engage.

[–] archomrade@midwest.social 11 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Wasn't gonna bother until after I saw this, but looks like PJ gave me a ban for clarifying UN reporting on sexual assault.

Didn't think I was posting anything spicy but you never know the crowd.

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 months ago (3 children)

That sounds like .word mods, banning people for proving them wrong.

[–] archomrade@midwest.social 16 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Yea, seems likely

That bucket guy said 'rape of Jews on October 7th was widespread', and the 'widespread' part fucking got to me.

Not that it's a huge difference but I couldn't stand that guy running around citing that UN report that said it found 'reasonable grounds to believe sexual violence occurred', which is a fucking far cry from 'rape was widespread'

But, if I were to be charitable, i could see a mod coming in cold to that conversation just assuming the worst. But im pretty sure it was pug, if the 'sort by mod' function is accurate.

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It most likely is, check this community. He's banned people for calling him out on unrelated communities .

Pug is mentally unwell and lashes out at people wanting something better in the world.

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[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

The banhammer is a disagree button.

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[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Looks like @PugJesus@lemmy.world has been going on a rampage against people who are critical of Israel lately, PTB for sure.

Lately?

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[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 34 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (12 children)

PTB.

Setting aside the question of your true ideology, I don’t think people should be banned for their ideology. Bans should be based on behavior.

Ironically I hate tankies as much as anyone and I’m having a big fight with one right now but I still think they should be allowed to participate on the same footing as everyone as long as they follow the rules.

Edit: after reading further this is even worse because the rules are actually pretty much in line with my position. Tankies are explicitly allowed to participate as long as they follow the rules. So this isn’t even supported by anything other than impotent mod rage.

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[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 34 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

PTB

PugJesus should not be in charge of anything more than his own diaper.

He accused me of being a "tankie" when I criticised Israeli propaganda lies.

https://lemmy.world/post/33330562

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 33 points 2 months ago

looks at the op of the post you commented on

Yep, Power tripping Bastard alright. Any criticism of Israeli genocide and the politicians he supports that fund it "Tankie behavior".

Even though most liberals in America are against it.

[–] TherapyGary@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Are you a "tankie"? Or is that mod just such a turbolib that they think you must be a tankie if you're farther left than blue maga?

[–] hark@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago (3 children)

The mod never elaborated, but based on their behavior, I assume the latter.

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[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 months ago

If you call out genocide, you're a Tankie.

If you defend genocide, you're valid and will win the election now!

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 2 months ago

that mod just such a turbolib that they think you must be a tankie if you're farther left than blue maga

It's that one. Perfect description of pj

[–] 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 months ago

I always suspected this guy was continuously posting historical memes and artifacts to, at times, post his own revisionist agenda. No wonder he's a power tripping mod too.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

So we're all agreed at this point in the drama circle that PhilipTheBucket is one of his alts, right?

[–] adminofoz@lemmy.cafe 17 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I got into an argument with pug like 3 days ago (over an admittedly hot take of mine, which he screenshotted and shared in the same community)

In came Phil to play the good cop but ultimately ended up being the exact same type of troll, as I interpreted it then. At least he had the exact same type of antagonistic bad faith interpretation of my words.

Good to know I'm not the only one to think something weird was going on with them. If they aren't the same person, they sure share the same online schedule and biases a lot.

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 months ago

Phil has lied for Pug, so they're definitely in some kind of kahoots.

[–] anarchiddy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I personally see more similarity between philip and cm0002, but who knows.

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[–] goat@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)
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