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Ye Power Trippin' Bastards

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I posted this meme to the Lemmy Shitpost community. I reckoned that it might generate a bit of debate, and would probably end up locked, but the entire post got deleted, and moreover, I'm now forbidden from sharing political posts to the community. Political posts are not against the rules of the community.

I have reason to believe that the post was deleted not because it was controversial, but because the moderator (Decoy321) disagreed with the political slant of the meme. The reason I find this suspicious is because other controversial posts, such as one about veganism remains up, and Decoy321 seemed to enjoy the fact it was controversial:

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[–] Wren@lemmy.today 56 points 1 week ago

How dare you shitpost in the shitposting community. Your post is exactly the kind of thing I like to see there.

I agree, the mod probably didn't like the political message.

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 35 points 1 week ago

I'll be honest. Even as an anarcho-communist, I don't care for these kinds of political reductions.

However, given that it's a shitposting community, seems like lost-nuance is kind of part and parcel to the spirit of the community (which is why I don't go there). I'd call this PTB.

[–] Luminous5481@anarchist.nexus 33 points 1 week ago (1 children)

you angered the libs by pointing out they're fascists.

the meme is still up in !anarchymemes@anarchist.nexus, so they can mald about it there.

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[–] Godric@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

This meme below got removed a few days ago. I think if you post anything controversial that rustles enough jimmies to make people rage-cry report you, they just remove the post rather than deal with angry nerds.

Or they just really hate trains, the jerks!

Edit: Same mod

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 14 points 1 week ago

AHA! I found it. I was looking for this meme for days. Now I can make the edit I wanted to make.

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[–] JonsJava@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (4 children)

down with trains!

*This message was written by big unicycle

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[–] Flatworm7591@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 1 week ago

Great meme, PTB.

[–] Draconic_NEO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 1 week ago (13 children)

PTB, as they say. If you scratch a liberal, a fascist bleeds.

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[–] UniversalMonk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (8 children)

PTB!

Bruh, I criticized the two-party system, and admitted I voted third party (Socialist Party) in the 2024 presidential election. Lemmy is STILL pissed off about it and says I'm a Trumper--all because I didn't vote Democrat.

More and more people are starting to realize a 2-party system sucks, but damn, Lemmy ain't their yet.

You marked for life now, dawg! Good luck! LMAO

(Oh and fuck you Lemmy, I'm gonna vote third party in the next election too. :) )

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[–] MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip 18 points 1 week ago

PTB

Good meme :)

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Flyingsquid has been inactive for a year now

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[–] reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Something something it’s more dignified to be killed by blue, just don’t post in .world, help grow other servers

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[–] AlexanderTheDead@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

lowkey ur first mistake was participating in a shitpost community lmao

edit: ptb obviously

[–] cowfodder@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (7 children)

It was Decoy321. Says so right in your modlog.

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