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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Let's be honest; if you look at the other groups here a lot of them are alt-right, or outright spouting conspiracy theories.

That's because they've all been banned from Reddit too. Alt-right and conspirators aren't just gonna disappear because Reddit banned them, people are gonna flock somewhere.

Alternate sites look like a hellscape because so far, they've been the majority populating them. As more and more subs and users get the axe for wrong-think, alternate sites like these are gonna expand because reasonable people need to find a new home too.

[–]PainfulTruthsMatter 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

The question becomes though: do we risk damage by creating a forum within a community that has users and even moderators who are actively pushing alt-right, anti-science, fringe conspiracy content like how COVID-19 is a scam? Or does moving to a more private, less visible community like on spinster.xyz hurt more overall by reducing critical voices to the sidelines? I really don't know.

At any rate, it's just a general warning that SaidIt's existing userbase as a whole should not necessarily be considered friendly to our cause.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

All LGB are welcome in our sub, and always have been. Aside from our sexual orientation, LGB are not a monolith, and some of them will be alt-right, anti-science, and fringe-conspiracy theorists.

If you don't like this particular site and how it's broader than just one narrative, you should probably go somewhere else. Like maybe back to Reddit, where all the "evil" people are getting banned from.