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submitted 7 months ago by ettyblatant@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I swear, ~~every time~~ most of the time I see someone being particularly rude, ignorant, and inappropriate on a post (usually political in origin, or they swing it to being political) I click on their profile and see it has been created that same day.

They are only there to sow discord. Only to piss people off. Idk if we can just report them (for what?) but I'd like to try exposing them before responding and interacting..

I am guilty of gobbling up the bait. I've started looking at profiles of people that piss me off exceptionally and noticed they're burner bot loser accounts.

I guess i just want to say I've noticed it!

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[-] INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone 110 points 7 months ago

Memba reddit comments circa 2016 election? I memba.

[-] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 26 points 7 months ago

It’s already getting like that over there. That’s why I’m here now. The last straw was a “Reddit Recommendation” that I join r/InternationalNews. I took a look around, and it was a hotbed of anti-Israel and anti-America content. There was the video of the university detonation from January 20th, posted that day and pinned to the top. When I commented on the date and provided the source, I was downvoted to oblivion, and eventually banned.

The sub was #7 under recommended news subreddits.

[-] RoseTintedGlasses 15 points 7 months ago

anti-Israel and anti-America content is cool actually

[-] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

So are you racist or a nationalist? There’s a difference between criticizing Netanyahu and Biden, and entire nations of people.

[-] RoseTintedGlasses 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

criticising Israel's genocide of palestinians and consistent settlement of palestinian land going back 75 years and the American government unconditionally supporting them to do this for the last few decades regardless of political party isnt racist actually. I'm assuming you don't think that just because I criticise the actions of the Russian government that makes me a white supremacist who hates all russian people.

edit: im getting downvoted for saying genocide is bad and countries that commit genocide are bad lmao

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 6 points 7 months ago

Scratch a liberal and a fascist downvotes.

[-] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

Can we start treating the bullshit line of "I don't hate the people I hate the government" for what it is? This is the 40th time in a row it's been used by someone who absolutely does conflate a government and its people.

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