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My thread has vanished into thin air. Not a single soul has bothered to tell me how or why. I am asking whoever might actually be listening—where did it go? And more importantly, why was the thread titled "why don't we get to decide where our own money goes" removed in the first place?

Not trying to start a whole new thread here, but I need to know if calling for death is actually allowed on this site. Some other guy, quieteagle5, started a topic that’s basically just borderline political nonsense where the opening post ends with "death to fascism."
So, what's the deal? Is calling for someone's death okay or not? From what I can see, most people get slapped with a ban for way less than that, yet quieteagle5's post stays up without any issues.
I wouldn't even dare post something calling for violence against all those precious liberals or communists, because let's face it—that post would be nuked instantly and the author would be banned indefinitely, right?
Since that seems to be how things work, I'm curious: is "hate speech" just a flexible term? Like, is calling for death fine when it's directed at certain groups, but totally unacceptable when it's aimed at others?

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🙏🙏: Unbelievable 🙏🙏: and here comes another 🙏

The second I hit post, they shut the whole thread down 👍

Way to go 🙏:

quieteagleagle5 This thread is being marked as "closed." It’s just another one in a long line of discussions about church funding, which is already being debated all over the front page of the New York Times.

Christian White13 The topic is locked. No more discussion allowed.

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Christian White13 said:In an effort to avoid starting yet another thread, I find myself wondering if calling for death is actually permitted here. Another user, quieteagle5, started a topic that borders on being "too political," where the opening post ends with the phrase "death to fascism."
So, quite simply: is calling for the death of someone or something allowed under our rules, or is it not? As someone who remains somewhat uninformed on these nuances, I notice people get penalized for far less, yet this call for death from quieteagle5 remains untouched.
I wouldn't even dare imagine how quickly a message inciting violence against those dear groups we all know—you know, the liberals and the old-school communists—would be shut down, resulting in an indefinite ban for the author, wouldn't it?
Since that seems to be the case, I am curious: is the concept of hate speech applied selectively? Is a call for death acceptable when directed at certain social phenomena, but strictly forbidden when aimed at others?

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Of course you don't grasp the situation; perhaps it feels perfectly normal to you to see neo-Nazis and fascists parading through the streets—people who view concentration camps as mere labor camps. To you, the "uninformed" soul, such things are apparently beyond comprehension, isn't that right?!
But fine, it isn't much trouble to teach people the difference between right and wrong.
You see, that famous old slogan "death to fascism" actually has a continuation: "freedom for the people." If one is capable of seeing that, by denying fascism, people can achieve freedom. Fascism is an order that denies human liberty, which clearly holds no value for you!!

...you’ve already been given an answer to your questions,
and honestly, I can't see any other motive behind this besides pure provocation
when you insist on dragging political debates into a discussion about local transit...
...by pushing your own agenda, you're just egging everyone else on to dump their opinions here, too,
turning this whole thread into a pointless shouting match that simply doesn't belong in this space...

quieteagle5 said:Of course you don't get it, because maybe it just feels normal to you having neo-Nazis and fascists parading through the streets—people who think concentration camps are just "work camps." To someone like you, an "uninformed" bystander, I guess the weight of that is just too much to wrap your head around, huh?
Well, fine, if it’s an issue, I suppose I can take it upon myself to teach people the difference between right and wrong.
You see, that old-school slogan "death to fascism" actually comes with a second half: "freedom for the people." If you look closely enough, you might realize that by rejecting fascism, people can actually be free. Fascism is a system built on stripping away human liberty, which, based on your attitude, clearly isn't something you value or care about at all.

Fascism and communism are easily two of the greatest evils to ever plague the world, and there's really no point in arguing against that...
though judging by your profile description, it seems pretty obvious which side of history you've chosen to sit on...
we should probably try to remain neutral instead of constantly dragging up WWII-era politics and historical vendettas here on the forum...

John Mendoza13 said:Fascism and communism represent the absolute worst evils to ever plague humanity—there is simply no debating that...
and based on your profile description, it's pretty obvious which side of history you've chosen to stand on...
we really ought to maintain some level of neutrality here instead of constantly dragging up old debates about historical extremist factions and partisans in this forum...

I am being neutral. But when an actual threat emerges, what am I supposed to do then?!

Another thread has vanished from the "On the Edge of Politics" forum:

The "unite against fascism" discussion was an open topic—and a necessary one, if I do say so myself—given how much we've had to deal with fascist threats lately. Where did that thread go, and why on earth was it wiped out?