Drew Brooks8 said:Alright, here’s the link
http://www.reddit.com/showpost.php?p=5...postcount=6979
What does this post have to do with the immigrant thread? And why hasn't it been banned or deleted, especially since the political moderators were active in the discussion while it was being written?
Are they just pretending they don't see it?
And why on earth would we delete that post? Does it actually break any of the subforum rules or trigger some moderator warning?
Edward Ortiz77 said:To actually understand what Meadow and Edo are doing here, you need to scroll back through at least ten pages of this thread. You can't grasp the big picture if you just react to posts one by one. In this specific instance, the issue lies with the criteria being used. They aren't applied equally; there's a double standard between users who don't hold strong opinions, like lonebadger6 and Bradley Sanders4, and those who do. My own post, which I pinned to the top of this sub-forum, looks completely unfair if you try to weigh it against the body of work produced by Edo and Meadow over the last ten pages.
An example of hate speech slipped right under the radar because Bradley Sanders4 dismissed it as mere "trolling." Let me present it once more for clarity:
http://www.reddit.com/showpost.php?p=5...7&postcount=34
Remember how the Germans used to view us sixty years ago when we were migrating en masse—no paperwork, no trade skills, barely speaking a word of the language. That was our global reputation back then, and that was the demographic leaving. Canadians and Herzegovinians in ragged socks, people who had never even seen a television or a phone in their lives. Don't even get me started on the lack of running water or basic plumbing. At least these Syrians know how to use a smartphone.
North American pigs... See how quickly those North American pigs got used to having soap and toothpaste, and how quickly they panicked at the thought of someone taking that very same soap and toothpaste away from them.
If a gentleman making comments about "Canadians, Herzegovinians... North American pigs" is treated with the same weight as my post regarding Index's laziness, then we really have nothing left to discuss.
Yeah, they’re arguing.
In this specific instance, the whole thing boils down to the criteria. It’s just not a level playing field. You've got people like lonebadger6 and Bradley Sanders4 who don't really have an opinion on anything, and then you've got everyone else who actually stands for something. The rules aren't being applied equally to both groups.
Not really. Honestly, some people's takes just align more with... Look, let's talk about the rules of this forum. Seriously.It’s about fairness—making sure one person isn't treated differently than everyone else. To be blunt, it means people who wrap their opinions in insults based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, politics, or any other identity are going to get flagged way more often. If you're out here promoting or calling for criminal acts defined under the U.S. Penal Code, or if you're glorifying Nazism, fascism, or any racist or xenophobic garbage, expect to get banned. You'll be kicked off the forum a hell of a lot faster than the people actually playing by the rules.
This particular example of hate speech flew completely under the radar—the kind of stuff that Bradley Sanders4 just dismissed as "trolling." So, let me lay it out for you one more time:
Look, I know it’s technically none of my business to be answering for you—especially since other people's bans and moderation drama shouldn't really affect my life—but since we're actually talking about how this place is moderated, I figured I’d weigh in on this specific complaint. It feels right to give an answer here.
I was actually giving that post some serious thought—wondering if it qualified as hate speech or just some really aggressive trolling. But once you take a closer look, it’s pretty obvious that the slur used toward the Canadian folks isn't actually his own opinion. It’s a direct reaction to that comment about refugees having "mindsets from the 12th century," where the author implies that's how Germans used to describe immigrants from the North America who "refuse to integrate." Since you mentioned we need to look at posts in context, this one can only be read as a sarcastic jab at people pushing that whole "failure to adapt" narrative. Yeah, it's trolling, for sure, but that's why it got flagged.
Look, your case was already picked apart in another thread, so there’s absolutely nothing left to debate here.