Post AqInUlJkcry45Kvi64 by jimsalter@fosstodon.org
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(DIR) Post #AqHgbKZxXnAwLYjiNc by JoeRess@fosstodon.org
2025-01-20T19:01:16Z
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The Fosstodon mods deleted my post where I said "[expletive] Trump and every single person who voted for him [rude emoji]".
(DIR) Post #AqHgbLffU3KtjYPmuu by jimsalter@fosstodon.org
2025-01-20T20:19:26Z
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@JoeRess sex is far too good for them
(DIR) Post #AqImjdSE2mXs5SQDdA by mindshoot@mastodon.xyz
2025-01-20T19:13:51Z
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@JoeRess thanks for the reminder to not turn the TV on!
(DIR) Post #AqImjeMwdtuovMxW2S by jimsalter@fosstodon.org
2025-01-21T08:15:40Z
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@mindshoot @JoeRess I came home to my family watching the inauguration. My wife was doing it as education for the kids, with pointed commentary, nothing wrong there. Except that I just cannot take sitting through a half hour of his uninterrupted bullshit. Every damn thing he says is an assault on REALITY, let alone human decency.
(DIR) Post #AqInUiKhirwopQLvfM by aks@scalie.zone
2025-01-20T20:36:14Z
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@JoeRess fosstodon is pretty shit instance
(DIR) Post #AqInUjSXXDoGK11hWC by JoeRess@fosstodon.org
2025-01-20T20:37:20Z
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@aks indeed
(DIR) Post #AqInUkGsW44kq8Ztyq by lulu_powerful@fosstodon.org
2025-01-21T03:13:41Z
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@JoeRess @aks Here's the thing. I strongly disagree with the people who voted for Trump, but it doesn't mean they deserve, as a group, to be 'fucked'.I get your frustration. My parents were immigrants from India. I'm a pro-choice woman. Some Trump voters have said indefensible things about Indians - and women - in recent months. But other Trump voters are ordinary punters who behave well online. You might not like it, but Mastodon is for them, too.
(DIR) Post #AqInUlJkcry45Kvi64 by jimsalter@fosstodon.org
2025-01-21T08:20:11Z
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@lulu_powerful @JoeRess @aks "sure, sure, they're pushing massive cruelty in real life, but they're *well behaved online*" is quite the feeble appeal.
(DIR) Post #AqJODTYF7jz8MhKR3A by lulu_powerful@fosstodon.org
2025-01-21T16:02:46Z
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@jimsalter That's not what I said. You don't have to agree with me. But characterising my race-informed views as feeble, or blocking me for simply expressing them - as your friend has done - is mean.Today, your brand of advocacy, that pushes aside minority people who get in your way, has hurt someone.I wish you and your friend would reflect on this. But I'm not hopeful.
(DIR) Post #AqJUn1hojJRm9a8s3E by jimsalter@fosstodon.org
2025-01-21T17:16:28Z
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@lulu_powerful hang bloody on, are you seriously trying to categorize Trump supporters as "minority people"? I'd love to be quite clear about what you're claiming, here. Care to elaborate?
(DIR) Post #AqJVpw8C0pXFgfQkpk by lulu_powerful@fosstodon.org
2025-01-21T17:28:15Z
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@jimsalter Me. I'm the minority person.If you would like more context, I wrote a two-part post. I'm almost fearful of directing your attention to it, because to be honest, I've been cut enough for one day.But I can't stop you I guess. Have at it.
(DIR) Post #AqJWbMyI2S6YXcPsDA by jimsalter@fosstodon.org
2025-01-21T17:36:50Z
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@lulu_powerful have at *what?* You neither linked to nor reiterated whatever was in that post. Whatever minority status you have grants you a reasonable expectation not to be attacked for that minority status, incidentally. It *doesn't* mean anyone owes you a free pass--let alone respect--for supporting fascism. If you can't accept that, we're unlikely to get anywhere productive.
(DIR) Post #AqJaIMhBEwcc03bgie by jimsalter@fosstodon.org
2025-01-21T18:18:12Z
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@joel @lulu_powerful it's very comforting to think that people aren't monsters, sure. You will note that "comforting" is not a synonym for either "accurate" or "wise." I will not accept corruption and cruelty on a once in a century scale simply in the name of being a "good neighbor."We have plenty of examples of what that looks like in the end. No thank you.
(DIR) Post #AqJahecRjmVspRS328 by lulu_powerful@fosstodon.org
2025-01-21T18:22:47Z
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@jimsalter I brought up my minority status because in my reply to Jim, I mentioned that Trump's supporters said indefensible things about Indians (and women).I figured, if a brown woman can endure that and still give people a chance, then maybe you can too.For Jim to block me for merely expressing that view, and for you to reply in the way you did, culminating in a claim that I support fascism, is too much.I posted in good faith. You could've disagreed without being awful.
(DIR) Post #AqJbcNwaPLMZcMvICu by jimsalter@fosstodon.org
2025-01-21T18:33:02Z
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@lulu_powerful "for Jim to block me?" Excuse me? You want to run that one by me again?
(DIR) Post #AqJbtYvgoiRybzh7AW by lulu_powerful@fosstodon.org
2025-01-21T18:36:07Z
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@jimsalter I meant Joe. Sorry.
(DIR) Post #AqJcG21tIw6hEcJEjQ by lulu_powerful@fosstodon.org
2025-01-21T18:30:25Z
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@jimsalter I'm not an automaton typing on a keyboard. I'm a person. I'm scared and anxious about the future. My son's future keeps me up at night, because I don't know what kind of world he'll inherit.I'm certainly not a fascist. Fascists think my people are filthy subhumans. Why would I support that?I'm just trying to forge a path I can cope with without crumbling and giving up. That's it.
(DIR) Post #AqJcG30reEscHipvlo by jimsalter@fosstodon.org
2025-01-21T18:40:12Z
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@lulu_powerful "I'm certainly not a fascist. Fascists think my people are filthy subhumans. Why would I support that?"That's an excellent question. You just got done excusing real life fascism and cruelty by noting that the people who engage in them are sometimes "well behaved online" and declaring that Fosstodon is "for them, too."That's mighty "neighborly" behavior of you. Best of luck with the neighbors you're choosing, of course.
(DIR) Post #AqJqiWQrGBvizfT0Ma by lulu_powerful@fosstodon.org
2025-01-21T21:22:13Z
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@jimsalter No. I meant ordinary punters who don't come online to exercise their awfulness. People who behave well offline AND online.Why on earth would I be okay with people who engage in cruelty?Of course you already knew that. You're arguing in bad faith, feigning confusion and deliberately misreading my posts. All because you mistreated someone who engaged in good faith, and now you're too far gone to back down.Your behaviour is staggering.
(DIR) Post #AqJxW3O07tbX748FrE by jimsalter@fosstodon.org
2025-01-21T22:38:24Z
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@lulu_powerful You are supporting people who choose to support a 34x convicted felon and rapist who already served one term, during which they literally had to stack corpses in freezer trucks in New York City. He has already publicly and officially threatened invasion of two ALLIED sovereign countries, in his first DAY back in office.These are simple facts. It is not "bad faith" on my part, nor is it cruelty, to point that out.
(DIR) Post #AqJzFUkfKQaEyGxuSm by jimsalter@fosstodon.org
2025-01-21T22:57:50Z
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@lulu_powerful It is also not "bad faith" on my part to note that Trump has already issued executive orders putting friends and family of mine in danger.When you say "ordinary people" who "behave well" and support Trump, you are talking about "ordinary people" who support direct and deliberate harm being done to people I care about.That's the "good behavior" you're applauding. None of which has the first thing to do with me.