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@lemmy.worldThis post was removed for being a video, and not an article.
In the interest of transparency, this post is restored but will be locked. Please discuss if we should revise this rule in our feedback thread.
I don't think it is needed, considering !world@lemmy.world is still relatively slow compared to many similar comms, and the latest lemmy.ml's Israel Palestine megathread did not get much traction and sat at 0 comments for a very long time.
There are many potential reasons that could be, such as relative lack of societal experience in a different country, trust in fellow countrymen due to language barrier, as well as loneliness due the lack of local support structure.
However, to suggest there is a "cultural tendency toward deference to authority" for the Chinese as if they are some kind of hive mind instead of individual people is discriminatory stereotyping. Please refrain from this in the future.
Sorry, lemm.ee was not federating correct until now.
I think it is OK to discuss in this context, however, given that the evidence is really circumstantial at best, it could be hard to keep it on this track of discussion without muchbsupporting evidence to back it up.
This article would be more appropriate for the politics community, since it is an opinion article from the interview of Peter Simi regarding Trump.
I would not consider this as news.
I apologize, and I do think changes are needed here.
As a first step, I have unbanned @naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca, as from the conversation detailed below, what he has done does not warrant a permanent ban at all.
I do take feedback extremely seriously, however, please allow us some time to figure out our next steps.
I can tell you that the mod in the exchange with naturalgasbad and the mod who removed the comments are different.
Nevertheless, dismissing valid concerns about inconsistency in rule enforcement, threats of escalating bans, talking down to our community as children, as well as using mod power to remove valid criticism, as YoBuck has demonstrated, are all unacceptable behavior for LW moderators moving forward and will not be tolerated.
I have requested the moderators in question to apologize here, and based on the sincerity they demonstrate, I would be recommending further actions from our admin team.