Hello World,

Today, after careful consideration and evaluation of recent events, we have decided to defederate from Lemmygrad.

Regrettably, we have observed a significant increase in hate speech and calls to violence originating from the Lemmygrad instance. Due to the severity of the posts and comments, we are not waiting for the next Lemmy update that will allow users to block instances.

At Lemmy.world, we have always strived to foster an inclusive and welcoming user environment. However, recent posts and comments from Lemmygrad have clearly violated our server rules and, more importantly, our core values. We firmly believe that hate speech and incitement of violence have no place in our community, regardless of personal beliefs or affiliations.

As always, we encourage all users to report any content they deem inappropriate or harmful. No matter one’s stance in any conflict, Lemmy.world will always take immediate action to remove and ban any posts or comments that incite violence or propagate hatred.

We encourage everyone to continue engaging in discussions within the boundaries of respect and understanding. As we move forward with this decision, we remain committed to providing all community members with a safe and welcoming space. We appreciate your continued support and cooperation in upholding our shared principles.

Thank you,

The Lemmy.World Team

    • ZeroCool@feddit.chEnglish
      145·
      1 year ago

      Editing your comment to enlarge the text of the Doug Stanhope quote isn’t going to magically make more people consider what he said. It just makes your comment look obnoxious.

        • ZeroCool@feddit.chEnglish
          43·
          1 year ago

          I didn’t do that on purpose, I assure you. Why are you assuming that in the first place?

          Because I saw your comment before you edited it to enlarge the text. You can say it was a mistake all you like, I don’t believe you but I see no point in arguing now that you’ve fixed it.

    • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
      93·
      1 year ago

      … It doesn’t matter what you call bigotry or calls to violence really, what matters is if you accept them.

      Apparently you do. Lemmy.world does not.

    • Lifecoach5000@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      1 year ago

      I personally don’t 100% disagree with you even though you’re getting the downvote train to oblivion. I personally like to keep an eye as to what other people are up to with their extreme ideologies but lemmy.world isn’t the place for that.

    • ttmrichter@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      1 year ago

      If you want to engage with extreme stances, go to instances (like lemmygrad.ml) where the extremists hang out. Don’t insist that I need to engage with the fuckers myself. Knock yourself out and engage. I’ll stay here where I feel, you know, semi-comfortable.