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Abolish ICE is a political movement seeking the abolition of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world
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[–] 12 points 9 months ago (15 children)

I have really bad news for you. American politics and the resulting violence is what's on TV. Everyone is watching because it's affecting many, many people, and very much not only in the US. And exactly what in the fuck would make you think that a Wikipedia community , of all places, would be that?

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  • [+] -22 points 9 months ago (14 children)

    Since there's no sanctuary from incessant US politics it would at least be nice if this place could be a refuge from aggressive swearing.

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  • [–] 17 points 9 months ago (12 children)

    You should get off the internet. You aren't made for it.

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  • [+] -13 points 9 months ago* (11 children)

    No, in fact the problem is that you are confused about where you are. This is not !microblogmemes@lemmy.world or !politics@lemmy.world !news@lemmy.world where you seem to mostly hang out (and presumably shout and insult people). This is a sedate forum to discuss Wikipedia articles, which clearly you have no interest in doing.

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  • [–] 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Sidebar doesn't say anything about geographic restrictions.

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  • [+] -10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 child)

    Sidebar should say something about THREE ragebaity posts in 24 hours on US politics, a subject which is already covered interminably elsewhere.

    PS: a relevant meta discussion from last week. If people here are trying to ensure the fediverse stays an unpopular, angry, politics-obsessed place, they're on the right track.

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    While I agree that some communities should limit political posts, Wikipedia has been invaluable with keeping up with what's going on in recent years.

    So much happens every day and much of it falls off the news cycle before I find out what ended up happening. The Wikipedia compilation/ series articles are excellent resources for staying informed.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    Bub, I scroll All arranged Hot. I don't hang out anywhere. I take the feed as it happens and comment when I fucking feel like it and say whatever the fuck I want to. You and a few other fucking crybabies have been bitching lately about not liking what you see. Block and move on. It's easy. But, a Wiki article was posted to the Wikipedia discussion community. That's what happens in this community and you come blubbering " oh is there no refuge from US politics", sure there is. There's comics communities, LGBTQ communities, neurodivergence communities, art communities, cat picture communities. Don't be fucking lazy. If you don't like a post, even though it fits the community it was posted to, and how you decide to handle that is to complain, someone is going to tell you to shut the fuck up. I am taking that opportunity right now. Shut the fuck up.

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  • [–] -3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    This kind of comment (which I skim-read) is exactly why social media has such a bad name.

    You're someone who enjoys swearing and insulting people and probably doesn't care if you get insulted in return. Do you really imagine that most people in society are like that?

    Without moderation, every community inevitably ends up as an echo chamber inhabited by people like you. The others have all fled. For the community dedicated to Wikipedia, I hoped for better.

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