Post #1596073

2025-11-14 22:12 UTC

So, unsurprisingly, the rule keeps working. Behold this person, who immediately asked for a sharp definition of fascist. This is the kind of person you're ejecting before they create problems. As close as I can tell from what little information I can glean, I don't think this person is a fascist, but he's definitely not someone I want in my spaces. This is why it works.

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@pathunstrom@ngmx.com 2025-11-19 20:38

Got one who decided to respond to the deeper explanation to talk down to me about we need the definition to be more explicit. I'll reiterate: anyone questioning the rule "no f fascists" directly is going to be a problem. There are no "false positives" because the signal is "willing to argue with a no fascist policy" not "full throated fascists!." If you haven't adopted a code of conduct yet, that's where you put examples of bad behavior. If you're worried about folks not picking up on the subtly of the trap, put that example there. And while you should absolutely get community input on rules, some things need to be deal breakers. Protecting fascism is high up that list. Also, ban anyone who questions the value of having a code of conduct. See previous statements about being a drain on community management resources.

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@efi@chitter.xyz 2025-11-14 22:15

@pathunstrom if you don't even know what "fascist" means, you don't get a say on who gets banned either =3

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@MachineLordZero@mastodon.social 2025-11-15 12:44

@pathunstrom That sure is a Just Asking Questions vibe

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@maxthefox@spacey.space 2025-11-19 01:14

@pathunstrom It gets some self-proclaimed free-speech absolutist liberals too. But there's a relevant Disco Elysium quote. Steban, the Student Communist - "[...] The only people who actually call themselves liberals are mouth-foaming reactionaries." Echo Maker - "Basically indistinguishable from fascists. You'd need an x-ray machine to tell the difference."

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@jan_leila@mspsocial.net 2025-11-19 04:51

@pathunstrom god I wish that question of "definition" had a useful answer. Life would be a hell of a lot easier

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@vepr_jako_pepr@mastodon.social 2025-11-19 09:23

@pathunstrom the poínt is that someone might have a skewed definition in the same way some people would call anarchists fascists and then when its a large group who knows what the person enforcing thinks. its better to spend the effort and write what you dont want more explicitly

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@AliCatAD@thicc.horse 2025-11-19 11:19

@pathunstrom omfg this is brilliant and super effective, just awesome ✨🤜🏼😹

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@pauamma@mstdn.social 2025-11-20 01:49

@pathunstrom Thanks for this, and for the screenshot alt text. While on the latter point, you have a typo there: "p3pa" should be "p4pa".

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@cavyherd@wandering.shop 2025-11-21 03:54

@pathunstrom Also, this thread seems to bear out the principle that skeletal profiles are suspect, as well.

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