Legendary.

Been living in Italy for 3 years now. Been gettin pizza slices this whole time.

Amen to that, good thing though. Got me to learn what Lemmy was. Apparently I've been under a rock.

That’s a really good point, I hadn’t thought about the AMA angle or how unique those niche pro communities were. Thanks for sharing that, definitely gives me a better picture of what people feel is missing.

I’m new here, so this is a genuine question — not trying to stir things up.

I’m trying to understand how images like this fit within the community rules, especially the parts about ‘no misinformation’ and ‘good-faith arguments.’ It’s clearly political humor, but it also reads as a literal accusation list.

I haven’t seen any similar memes from the opposing perspective, so I’m wondering where the line is drawn. What qualifies as humor versus misinformation or bad faith here? I’m asking because I’d like to participate without accidentally breaking the rules myself.

Well, yes, that’s exactly what I’m getting at. The image presents a list of statements as ‘THE FACTS,’ yet none of them are backed by evidence or citations. They’re framed as literal confessions of criminal activity that have never been legally established.

For example: • It claims he ‘staged a coup’ and ‘incited sedition’ — those are legal terms implying conviction, which hasn’t happened. • It says ‘I knew I lost, I lied anyway,’ but that’s speculation about his internal thoughts, not a verified fact. • It concludes with ‘We belong in prison,’ which again asserts guilt without due process.

That’s why I questioned it under the ‘no misinformation’ rule. Even if it’s meant as humor, it’s still presented as a factual list and I'm unsure if there’s similar treatment allowed for jokes about the opposite side as there seems to be none.

I’m not asking for it to be removed, just trying to understand where the boundary is between political humor and posts that make factual claims without evidence.

Well thats fantastic to hear. It's my biggest issue with Reddit. I'm big into debating. Don't mind being wrong, but I sure as hell don't want to be be banned for trying to create dialogue.

amen.

Ok great! From the sounds of it, certainly seems like Lemmy is promising. Hasn't quite grown to the point where smaller niche subs have made it here just yet, but *hopefully * with a growing user base those niche subs may make their way onto the platform. I do love the idea of Lemmy.

As for your culture response I'm a little confused as quite the contrary was my experience on Reddit. Seemed to be an echo chamber of liberals who were incapable of debate and so therefore mods would often times delete posts or worse ban users even with sound rebuttals. (I am conservative, quite conservative I might add.) A moderators ideological or political stance shouldn't be the determining factor as to whether a post or user gets banned.

In addition, as a side note. I'd gladly be the first conservative to debate you in good faith sometime. ;)

Regardless, thanks for the post! Going to start wrapping my head around Lemmy. I'm virtually walking in pitch black running into walls. Need to dig deeper in setting the account up!

Ah legit. I get what you mean.

Yeah, I get the feeling I'd be definitely be considered a fascists to you for sure. Word has been so misused for so long though It's lost all meaning, so I'm cool with it.

You didn’t have to quote Eco, you just repeated his buzzwords without context. And no, we’re not “reliving Germany in the 1930s.” That comparison gets thrown around by people who know how that decade ended but not how it actually unfolded. Germany in the ’30s had a one-party regime, a silenced press, outlawed unions, political imprisonment, and a militarized propaganda machine. The U.S., for all its dysfunction, still has open elections, a free press, armed political opposition, and a population that can’t even agree on a movie to watch, let alone a dictator. So maybe instead of reenacting Weimar trauma on Lemmy, you could start by actually reading the essay you’re invoking, or that history book you just recommended.

You got me, you're so smart. How do you do it.

Roman.

Ok sweet. Are there any instances you'd recommend to a newbie? Totally open to see whats around. Also, are there any perks to being signed up to one instance versus another?

If you wouldn't mind helping me out here, am I getting this right? I signed up on Lemmy.world, so while I can still access other instances, people can see that I’m from Lemmy.world and kind of make assumptions about me based on that?

Got it, that makes sense. I guess I’ll have to poke around and get a feel for the different instances/cultures myself. Appreciate the perspective!

Ok wow, I've got a lot to learn about Lemmy. Gotta learn what these instances are. haha, Thanks for your thoughts.

Oh whoa sick. Reckon I'm about to nerd out on this for a bit. Thanks for the starter points.

Yeah, a bit, I’m honestly just trying to figure out if this community applies its own rules evenly. I actually agree with the rules as written, but if it turns out they’re enforced with a double standard, I’d probably rather just leave or block the community instead of fighting it.