Until the rule is removed, any new posts about US politics will be removed.

  • Bluetreefrog@lemmy.worldMEnglish
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    2 months ago

    This rule applies only to the AskLemmy community. A ban on US politics posts in AskLemmy makes sense for several reasons:

    1. US politics tends to dominate many online spaces already, drowning out other valuable discussions.

    2. Political discussions, especially about US politics, often become heated and polarized quickly, which can detract from the thoughtful, contemplative atmosphere that open-ended questions are meant to foster. When people discuss US politics, they tend to take hardened positions rather than engaging in genuine exploration of ideas.

    3. US political discussions often fall into predictable patterns and talking points, which goes against the spirit of having thought-provoking questions. The same debates tend to play out repeatedly, offering little new insight or opportunity for meaningful reflection.

    4. A community focused on open-ended questions should ideally have a global perspective. US political discussions can make the space feel less welcoming to non-US users who might have fascinating questions and perspectives to share about their own cultures, philosophies, and experiences.

    5. There are other communities whose purpose better aligns with discussions about US politics.

    6. People need some communities where they can engage with others and NOT have to see or think about the recent election.

    Nobody wants every community to be a free-for-all about every topic. Please feel free to discuss US politics in a relevant community about the US, about politics, or about world news.

  • where_am_i@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    pointless. the entire lemmy will be on fire for a month or so.

    I’ve blocked all US political communities. I’ve blocked 20+ users who posted US political content in other communities. When I now filter by most popular in the last 24h, it’s only US election outcome content.

      • pressanykeynow@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        But would those 10 people make other 10 posts when they are overrun by posts unrelated to this community by people who don’t want discussion and just want to vent their anger?

  • Littux@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I came here since I was fed up with the politics on Reddit.

    I was pretty disappointed when I saw the same thing happening here. So thanks!

  • (⬤ᴥ⬤)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 months ago

    at this point i’m starting to believe that the reddit format just rots people’s brains.
    i don’t know the reason behind this decision, maybe it was taken in bad faith or something, but the amount of people shitting and pissing themselves over this when there are already other communities better specialized for it is mind numbing.

  • blackn1ght@feddit.uk
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    2 months ago

    It could be useful to link to some relevant communities in this posts description if people do want to ask questions.

  • rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    Hey I don’t mean to get political but I got a real quick question here. What the heck is an America?

  • biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    Honestly I don’t get the hype about the US presidency, like sure, it was kinda shocking at first how Trump won, but after that I accepted it. I’d rather listen to other issues than the same thing over and over again.

    I also find it wierd that many of the fellow Australians around me know more about American politics than Australian politics, likely just because our media covers it to no effing end, sure, do one news story, but not a fucken bajillion.

  • idontgivetwosheetz@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I just made a post (my first actually) about this today. I think it’s better for the user to decide what they want to see and use filters rather than block posts entirely.

  • SavvyWolf@pawb.socialEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Thank you! Could this be permanent? People can use an AskLemmyPolitics community if they really need to.