A place to discuss politics and offer political commentary. Self posts are
preferred, but links to current events and news are allowed. Opinion pieces are
welcome on a case by case basis, and discussion of and disagreement about issues
is encouraged! The intent is for this community to be an area for open &
respectful discussion on current political issues, news & events, and that means
we all have a responsibility to be open, honest, and sincere. We place as much
emphasis on good content as good behavior, but the latter is more important if
we want to ensure this community remains healthy and vibrant. Content Rules: 1.
Self posts preferred. 2. Opinion pieces and editorials are allowed on a case by
case basis. 3. No spam or self promotion. 4. Do not post grievances about other
communities or their moderators. Commentary Rules 1. Don’t be a jerk or do
anything to prevent honest discussion. 2. Stay on topic. 3. Don’t criticize the
person, criticize the argument. 4. Provide credible sources whenever possible.
5. Report bad behavior, please don’t retaliate. Reciprocal bad behavior will
reflect poorly on both parties. 6. Seek rule enforcement clarification via
private message, not in comment threads. 7. Abide by Lemmy’s terms of service
[https://legal.lemmy.world/tos/#content-policy-rules-for-users] (attacks on
other users, privacy, discrimination, etc). Please try to up/downvote based on
contribution to discussion, not on whether you agree or disagree with the
commenter. Partnered Communities: • Politics [https://lemmy.world/c/politics]
Rules are still evolving, but right now I’m just aiming for a community for civil discourse …if such a thing is possible in politics. [email protected]
LW’s demographic is too close to the average Redditor. If you want to have an honest attempt at a community that is not going to be taken over by immature Americans in their twenties who will do nothing but yell at each other: please consider creating the community outside of lemmy.world.
Use a more neutral instance (I’d recommend https://discuss.online) and be more strict about standards of quality discussion. Then you might have something interesting. Otherwise you will just end up with yet-another cesspool.
thank you… I will consider that if this doesn’t go anywhere. Reddit kinda went downhill over the last decade… it use to be a reasonable place for discussion. I would have thought though that most people that migrated here from Reddit would be slightly more mature since they understand the evil of corporate greed but it seems like lately it’s 50/50 on comments now whether you’re going to get personally insulted for blinking wrong.
It’s not just Reddit. Civic debate has completely deteriorated with the rise of Social Media. It amplified everyone’s voices to the point that left drowning in a sea of noise.
LW’s demographic is too close to the average Redditor. If you want to have an honest attempt at a community that is not going to be taken over by immature Americans in their twenties who will do nothing but yell at each other: please consider creating the community outside of lemmy.world.
Use a more neutral instance (I’d recommend https://discuss.online) and be more strict about standards of quality discussion. Then you might have something interesting. Otherwise you will just end up with yet-another cesspool.
thank you… I will consider that if this doesn’t go anywhere. Reddit kinda went downhill over the last decade… it use to be a reasonable place for discussion. I would have thought though that most people that migrated here from Reddit would be slightly more mature since they understand the evil of corporate greed but it seems like lately it’s 50/50 on comments now whether you’re going to get personally insulted for blinking wrong.
It’s not just Reddit. Civic debate has completely deteriorated with the rise of Social Media. It amplified everyone’s voices to the point that left drowning in a sea of noise.