• @jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world
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    -135 months ago

    Yes, that is a problem when it comes to having discussions with others, especially if political tribalism is heavily involved.

    Echo chambers aren’t good sure, just look at the .ml instances,

    It seems . ML has an echo chamber problem then.

    allowing “free speech” and bigotry isn’t good as well.

    It is free speech and our first amendment right; privately owned platforms do like to hinder and censor dissidents, with help from the government.

    It has to be consistent because it is always used for one side first, then it is used against the other later on.

    I think we have found out that many free speech absolutists are hypocrites and were using it as an excuse to help their profits.

    I think Glenn Greenwald is an excellent example of someone with consistency when he shares his views and critiques, especially when you see his background:

    Glenn Edward Greenwald is an American journalist, author, and former lawyer. In 1996, Greenwald founded a law firm concentrating on First Amendment litigation.

    • SatansMaggotyCumFart
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      95 months ago

      Glen Greenward is extremely pro-Russia and continues to repeat debunked lies about Ukrainian biolabs.

      • @jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world
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        -145 months ago

        extremely pro-Russia

        repeat debunked lies

        This goes back to tribalism within politics and what propaganda apparatus we each prefer to consume on the daily.

        I am always going to be highly critical of all governments, oligarchy-controlled media, and politicians.

        The status quo is what is fed to the working class, but new media and the internet have helped fight the echo chambers and censorship we are born in; being pro-war and believing everything our governments tell us to believe will be much harder when there are multiple sources of information.

          • @jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world
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            -115 months ago

            I am always going to be highly critical of all governments, oligarchy-controlled media, and politicians.

            This include the Russian and the United States government.

            • SatansMaggotyCumFart
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              75 months ago

              It’d be so much easier to talk to you if you stopped dog whistling and pussyfooting around what you’re trying to say.

              • @Katana314@lemmy.world
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                65 months ago

                The far right is fucking allergic to answering yes or no questions with a yes or no. It’s a good sign of how they operate in bad faith; there’s no interest in locating a point of discussion where we agree.

              • @jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world
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                -115 months ago

                You are correct.

                It is difficult to have discussions with people that do not share our views or way of thinking.

                It takes a lot of time and effort IRL and on forums.

                  • @jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world
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                    -95 months ago

                    dog whistles

                    I am not sure which secret meanings I have in my comments.

                    I think it fundamentally goes back to:

                    It is difficult to have discussions with people that do not share our views or way of thinking.

                    It takes a lot of time and effort IRL and on forums.

                    I thought my way of commenting was simple; I see that I am wrong on that point, but I still strive to continue to learn and speak with those that do not think like me or that agree with my way of seeing the world.