Edit: Rule has been replaced.

Old title was “An addendum to the rules. No more using the words “Nazi” or “Fascist”.”

The words Nazi and Fascist have no meaning. No one is referring to 1940s Germany or 1930s Italy. It’s just name-calling at this point. You can see this all over this sub.

So the banned words has been extended from just stuff like racial slurs to include Nazi and Fascist.

Yes, I do realize this is a slippery slope, but hopefully any meaning you wanted to impart can still be done without the kindergarten-level name-calling.

Credit to https://lemm.ee/u/dukethorion@lemmy.world for the idea.

Hell of a lot better than my “Conservatives Only” tag idea or banning bad faith arguments. It’s a clear cut rule that should help with a problem without cutting down on actual discussions.

If you have any feedback/complaints/raging against the machine/questions, feel free to leave them here.

  • ᴅᴜᴋᴇᴛʜᴏʀɪᴏɴ@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Because the majority of people on this platform are of one mind, whether it’s admitted or not, and they feel like their cause is the only one, and anyone who disagrees with them is automatically a fascist, Nazi, or some other extremist.

    Lately, (last few years) civil discourse has gone away, and we’re left with screaming and shouting, tantrums, and bullying.

    We literally cannot discuss issues without being called bigots, racists, Nazis, homophobes, etc. Even if you feel like the other person is IN FACT one of those things, maybe you could show them your side and see if they can understand it from your point of view. I’ve changed my mind on things before when presented with more information, and I’d be willing to bet that most normal conservative people are the same way. The problem is when you loop us all into the same boat, you don’t give that person a chance, because you are clearly the only one that is right.