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[–]GDC 10 insightful - 2 fun10 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

the mods are trying to make sure they are mainly-radfem spaces. Our spaces face the threat of being taken over by conservative people

Making GC a safespace is only a failing of our ideology. The founders of our country didn't need to silence dissenters when they decided to leave the british's country.

[–]Nosce_te_ipsum 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I usually agree that people should be allowed to express opinions that are outside the "party line", even if they are more unsavory, but I think we need to take into account how battles likes these are being fought online.

As others have said, one out of context print screen can easily sway the public opinion against you, nowadays. And, most people won't go out of their way to read the source material and see for themselves what was being said, especially not when the source material is being framed as coming from evil bigots who want to kill innocent people just for existing. So I can see the need to maintain a certain "order", even if it's not the most ideal way to foster (genuine) discussions.

[–]Archie 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

One issue is that it seems that the conservative type that is anti-TRA but also anti-women's rights is much more numerous than us, GC feminists.

If we aren't careful enough to keep them out, they will drown our message to extinction.