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I think in general it’s supposed to be about decentralisation, but god knows scammers will hop straight onto anything with “point-oh” in the name

If someone can manage to build themselves a mega yacht from scratch they can keep it

Now, in a scenario where they are about to commit violence, or the justice system has failed, the balance may be different

Left your reading comprehension at home?

The argument I was supporting is that you don’t have carte blanche to do whatever you want to intolerant people. The argument I am making is that you have a moral obligation to rely on the law first because that IS the social contract. Not because the law would punish you for it.

Not all police are the same everywhere, but regardless, you can’t just stab people who are being racist.

But there’s an important difference between allowing intolerance, and letting the legal system be the arbiter of how it should be disallowed.

Vigilante justice not only deprives the perpetrator of their right to a fair trial and proportionate punishment (yes, being intolerant does not deprive you of your human rights) but also denies the victims their right to see the perpetrator receive justice.

YOU do not get to be the arbiter of justice, just because you think someone is a terrible person. Maybe they’re mentally ill. Maybe they have dementia. Maybe they’re also a victim of abuse.

Document the incident, protect and comfort the victim, contact the police and allow actual justice to take place.

Because in your scenario they are not a threat of imminent violence, and by being a vigilante you prevent society from enforcing consequences in the way the social contract defines - through the justice system.

Now, in a scenario where they are about to commit violence, or the justice system has failed, the balance may be different.

Lula Brazil is very different from bolsonaro Brazil

Oh they absolutely do, but ml has a reputation for being particularly poorly moderated

Holy moly

Too little, too late, though, in classic Congress style

The Myanmar Rohingya genocide was nearly a decade ago now, and we’re somehow still at the “asking Mark nicely to do a better job of moderation” step, somehow

I guess the police at least are able to order Facebook to remove it (sounds like that’s what happened) but then yeah, as you say, I expect they will have just escalated to the county/state police, if anything

Covfefe

The words in the middle are the key difference, though:

Communities are groups

Communities involve (i.e. are not) topics

Communities involve (i.e. are not) individuals

The social structure of Lemmy is fundamentally centred on groups, and that’s what makes it distinct from other fediverse platforms, even if there is some interoperability

Eastern Europe is not real

Not in, like, the “there’s nothing there” way, but in the “there’s no substantive economic, social or geographic reasons to treat it as a cohesive region” way

Not too scary - plus it goes splash all on its own!

What’s with your name, buzz?

I’m a big sway fan - it’s the Wayland equivalent for i3

Customisation takes a bit of time (as with all these sorts of things) but it was very stable for me once I had it set up

Taylor swift?! You’re proposing a literal billionaire as a more radical candidate than Harris?

31 of the 38 people who helped write or edit the project served in some manner in Trump’s administration or transition

Project 2025: inside Trump’s ties to the rightwing policy playbook

Some more extracts:

Roberts, the Heritage leader, has said he met with Trump several times and they were friendly. Trump gave the signature speech at a Heritage conference after Roberts took over the foundation. When Roberts was tapped for the role, Trump said he would be “so incredible” and “outstanding”.

Paul Dans and Steven Groves co-edited the project, which includes chapters on federal agencies written by former Trump officials, allies or other conservative experts. Both Dans and Groves served in multiple roles in the Trump administration. Another big contributor to the project is Russ Vought, who Trump appointed as director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Not yet, it’s on my list, but my local library doesn’t have a lot of Chomsky

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