I caught a mod at Late Stage Capitalism admitting they aren’t from the US, so they deleted all my posts and banned me.

  • ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.worldOP
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    4 days ago

    That said, they also didn’t say they were not from US. Just that you wouldnt be able to see the point because you’re from the US.

    But they were also saying that they could see, implying they weren’t. They also suddenly stopped replying to that chain of comments when I directly asked if they were from the US. They continued replying to other comments of mine though. It definitely set off alarm bells for me.

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      4 days ago

      I understand that setting off alarm bells, but if they were contemplating banning you for questioning their identity I don’t think its that weird to disengage as well. I considered setting a “no accusations of being a bot or paid actor” myself at one point and I was considering it because everything after that point in a comment chain is invariably toxic and carries an implicit demand to dox yourself to regain trust.

      I don’t want to just creative writing their life, but I could see someone who had moved to the US later in life using that phrasing and not thinking anything of it, or someone who is from Canada and is heavily affected by what we do down here and also in proximity to witness it. Idk, just feel like you came on a bit strong on that one, I wouldn’t ban you myself. The comms rules are pretty clear on what they are about, so I would block it in your shoes.