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submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by AsudoxDev to c/[email protected]
 

Until the rule is removed, any new posts about US politics will be removed.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

We just had probably the most consequential election of our life and you want to ban discussion? Jeezus.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

This is an ask community, not a politics community. Not everything revolves around America

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

... And now you can't ask anything about politics. There's was doubtless going to be political questions to ask, and politic adjacent (where do I move) that will all be removed.

And you can't even ask about effects on the world either! Gaza, Ukraine, NATO, trade, tariffs, etc. Are those going to be removed? All valid questions, but sounds political to me.

Like way to shut down shit tons of conversation.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

THIS ISN'T A DISCUSSION COMMUNITY! IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS. MOST POLITICAL DISCUSSIONS AREN'T OPEN ENDED.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Seriously? You're this pedantic on the word discussion? Ok I will amend my first comment to:

We just had probably the most consequential election of our life and you want to ban ~~discussion~~questions and the resulting discussion in the comments?

Jeez all over again.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Most questions are "How screwed are we?, How did we fuck up this bad? Why are the Republicans so dumb?". Like, these aren't the types of questions this community was meant for bruv. And don't act like you don't know that.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Then you make a rule "no low effort political questions".

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

How about none at all. Go to [email protected] if you can't help yourself.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

It isn't called 'ask lemmy about anything other than politics'.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

How does that disqualify US political questions from being posted here, then?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

POST IT IN ANOTHER FUCKING COMMUNITY! IF THERE ISN'T ONE, THEN BE PROACTIVE AND CREATE ONE.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

They don't even have to create one, it's there [email protected]

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 weeks ago

That's not what I asked.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Not American, but can't we let the country with the highest user count have one day to process this and wonder about the consequences? Even I need time and have questions lol. The US and Canada have a very, uh, close relationship, so this affects me too.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's not a book ban, the books just have to be approved before they can be brought in, and they haven't been approved, nor will they be.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's not a book ban, it's one particular bookstore stopped distribution of that book. The bookstore next to it prominently advertises that it sells that book.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 weeks ago

Lol, I get it, I just find it fun to see all the traffic going to the comments of the banned post