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Ye Power Trippin' Bastards

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All from in this thread in !world@lemmy.world about a chant at a British music festival where an artist said "death, death to the IDF".

After other users were quoting that chant in the comments and had comments removed and banned, the hero of our story, @theacharnian@lemmy.ca (appearing as "acargitz") pointed out that under international law, fighting an occupying force is legitimate. But apparently not under world news rules, as their removed comments and the many explanations from mods make clear in the thread.

Equally against the rules is the call for the eradication of an organisation or business, even without an explicit call to violence against individual members of the business.

In the same thread: user @DeathToTheIDF@lemmings.world had comments removed for being anti-American "(again)", though I couldn't see the first time. It's not even clear to me how the removed comments were anti-American.

Bonus points for the "DC Comics" removal reason. Though this seems to be incompetence, rather than malice.

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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 38 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

if [[ instance == "lemmy.world" ]] && [[ topic == "Palestine" ]]; then echo "PTB"; fi

Serious now, PTB.

Since the existence of the state of Israel causes violence in the Levant, anyone defending the "survival" of that ethnostate is promoting violence. And yet you don't see LW mods removing comments defending it - why?

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 28 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (131 children)

Oh geez, it gets even worse.

According to the mod @jordanlund@lemmy.world, even just advocating an end to genocide is worthy of a ban. Like, when you're really specific and say you're talking about ending institutions that are doing genocide rather than people, that gets you a ban.

And so is calling out a person who is advocating for genocide by their choice to silence anti-genocide views. (Officially, my ban was for being mean, but let's be honest, the real reason is that they felt called out over their support for genocide.)

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
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[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 3 weeks ago (239 children)

It’s been a couple of weeks since @jordanlund@lemmy.world was in here defending genocide. I almost missed the ugly fucking zio. Automatic PTB for anything he touches with his scummy little fingers.

Now all we need is @PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat in here to tell us how he’s misunderstood and really a good guy and we’re all being unfair.

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 20 points 3 weeks ago (16 children)

I'll happily advocate for the Palestinians' rights to kill as many of the IDF as they can manage. It won't solve their problems, but they've got every right to do it, and nothing else that I can see will solve any of their problems other than better leadership in the US.

I think you've probably understood me pretty well, what you decide about me is up to you just like it is for everyone else.

Don't go to lemmy.world, it's a silly place, for this among some other reasons.

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[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 3 weeks ago
[–] JonsJava@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

You misunderstand.

@DeathToTheIDF@lemmings.world is an alt account of a banned user, formerly named AntiYank

They create accounts every few days and post trollish stuff.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Ok, what about the main complaint under discussion? That apparently it's not allowed to call for the Palestinians to fight back against the IDF?

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[–] rumimevlevi@lemmings.world 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Regardless. The mod is removing anybody comment about death to the idf. The occupation force that is currently committing a genocide and that international law give Palestinians the right to self defense against them

[–] JonsJava@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

I wasn't speaking to that, as I don't mod that community. I can only speak to AntiYank

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[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

I'm surprised they're still around. That's some dedication for a platform they say they despise

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[–] limer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 3 weeks ago

Poor world news mods can’t catch a break today. PTB

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago
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