Important context: This was an instance of a crowd crush caused by poor crowd control.

edit: action has now been taken against the offending comment :)

(also some of you guys in the comments here have been yoinked by mods too… just be nice? this post was not an invitation to test out your boundaries)

by opening this spoiler you acknowledge that brigading and harrassment are against the rules

link to post in question: https://lemmy.world/comment/10965360

  • Tregetour@lemdro.idEnglish
    19·
    5 months ago

    If the mod team on this instance is going to be that prescriptive around how religion is mentioned, then they’re better off just blanket-banning any mention of it altogether, like on Whirlpool.

    If you’re a <insert faith>, and in the natural course of discussion people start criticizing ideas that inform <insert faith>'s beliefs and ethics, that’s not a personal attack. It’s not ‘bigotry’ on the basis that you disagree. It’s not ‘trolling’ purely because it made you upset.

    I’m going to separately post the famous Charlie Hebdo cover in this thread, the one published after Muslim extremists murdered their people over cartoons. If this instance is so straitjacketed by Australia’s ridiculous lawmaking in this area that it cannot tolerate such a post, then it’s not a forum for adults.

    • Taleya@aussie.zone
      14·
      5 months ago

      how the fuck is this an appropriate comment to make in response to someone getting yanked over explicitly saying a specific religion was “made up”.

      This is not a situation dealing with a critique of “Ideas that inform” this was straight up the statement “Your faith is made up bullshit and people died stupidly because of this made up bullshit”

      • Tregetour@lemdro.idEnglish
        111·
        5 months ago

        ‘Anti-religious comment’ accurately describes my scenario. Anyone who dislikes the hypothetical critique can simply hit the report button and it will get wiped if Rule 4 is read at face value.

        • CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
          4·
          5 months ago

          Anyone who dislikes the hypothetical critique can simply hit the report button and it will get wiped if Rule 4 is read at face value.

          Oh, so you want to throw your terrible take out there for everyone, but you don’t want to actually defend it or have people openly disagree with you?

    • Norah - She/They@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      4·
      5 months ago

      …is so straitjacketed by Australia’s ridiculous lawmaking in this area…

      Seriously? Tell me you’re American without telling me you’re American.

    • spujb@lemmy.cafeOPEnglish
      2·
      5 months ago

      oops i misunderstood which instance you were criticizing in my other comment my apologies

      your comment is a little confusing and i have no opinion on it, take care :)

      • Tregetour@lemdro.idEnglish
        4·
        5 months ago

        My ability to stick the boot in on Blahaj-hosted posts is a bit like mods being able to ceaslessly whinge about their voluntary role being thankless/hard to prosecute. It’s really really really important :^)