https://mander.xyz/post/42872387
I received insults
Someone even posted photos of dead bodies
These comments weren’t reviewed, but I was permanently blocked because my political stance is to hope for the reunification of my country. They said I have nothing to offer, just spreading propaganda and negativity.
FYI: Lemmy isn’t a democracy. The Threadiverse is made up of different communities and they all have different rules. Whoever creates and moderates a community (or server instance) gets to choose. It’s not open nor is it a democratic process. They can do arbitrary rules. I’ve been banned for violating rules. It’s like a a party you got invited to. And the host gets to pick the theme. And we have many hosts with all the different instances and communities.
Thank you for being fair.
Yes, Lemmy is pretty democratic - there is literally a “create community” button right at the top, see?
I guess what you mean is that Lemmy doesn’t do “liberal democracy” (which is just a whole lot of liberalism and very little democracy) - but democracy has never been about electoralist spectacles.
What I meant is, Lemmy isn’t governed by the people. It is governed by the admins and moderators. And well… these aren’t really appointed or elected by the users… nor can the people impeach them. And the power doesn’t even come from the people. Most they can do is come or leave. But they’re not really in control of any decisions. And I don’t think they have any rights. So I don’t think it’s any form of democracy. Sure, I can assume that role. But I don’t think this alone makes it a democracy. Most of the demos don’t do that. So their influence is limited and they have mods and admins decide for them… So It is a bit of a weird form of governing.