Is SaidIt just a platform for nutjobs and conservatives or is it something more?

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[–]bife_de_lomo 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

Same here, your post could be entirely about me. I'm a soft lefty but becoming more of a "leave me alone liberal" as I get older.

I hate that Reddit's banhammer has eviscerated any debate about anything consequential. I'm happy to swallow downvotes for an unpopular opinion but I want the chance to actually say it. Saidit is a place where I can do that.

There's plenty of kooky shit on here, and as a proportion of the whole is greater because the userbase is smaller, but there are plenty of weird subs on Reddit too... If Saidit can grow its userbase to a point where it's more lively then I'd probably just leave Reddit behind completely.

[–]Newzok 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Agree, and I really hope it does. Allowing unorthodox or taboo opinions is a sign of free speech, and a sign of health for a forum. What bugs me most about reddit is, everything is becoming about American bipartisan issues and msm propaganda; it's so stupid and entirely a false dichotomy. No room for nuance. Don't even get me started on Twitter.

eviscerated any debate about anything consequential.

This becomes the crux of it. In the hysteria about woke this or that, or other superficial issues, things don't shine through. Also noteworthy is that we're not allowed real change. The individuals that represent this get huge smear campaigns directed at them and are taken out of the equation entirely. It's incredibly disillusioning but a symptom of where we're at wrt democracy in the west. It's a mask.

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That's a good sentiment.

You know, I don't give a fuck about the Anti-Liberal, Hate Joe Biden (I kinda don't like him either but not rabidly), conservative conspiracy content found on here.

I just want to have opinions against Reddit's sacred subjects - like Transgenders. You can't say a damn thing about them unless it's some cute off-hand remark or a soft response. Otherwise, just simply talking against them? Banned.

I fully understand now, why people turn to TOR to go down in the Deep Web. So they can express freely without powertripping assholes monitoring what's said. Fuck the CP. Fuck the Drugs. Fuck Hitmen. Fuck all that. Give me the truest freedom of expression.

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    [–]TimothyMcFuck 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    I agree with you.I just wish it was more active