Sup.

you feel the need to constantly talk about the people you dislike?

Didn't mean to imply that. I'm just talking about generalities. It's like the 2A. Just because you want the right to have a gun, doesn't mean you're going to walk around, constantly shooting it in random public places.

Why bother with memes about them?

Because sometimes they can be relevant and topical. Like the recent bount of zucc memes, for example. It's a good way to blow off steam and have a giggle.

it doesn't make sense to keep watering the garden of your hatred

Sometimes, looking in to "forbidden facts" will lead you down a path that will make you unkindly towards certain things, in life. That's just the way it goes. Forget where that one quote comes from, "the truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off".

if you don't like or if you outright hate something, you cut it from your life

Sometimes, that's impossible. For example, to cut fiat currency out of my life, I'd have to live in the woods. I mean, I have a plan laid out, to do just that, after I retire. But that's not feasible. Along those lines, I hate the fed and the people that run it. Not much I can do about that, either, except open people's eyes to the rampant corruption behind said organization.

Living in constant uproar is just... wrong

So is living with your head in stuck in the ground, singing, "lalalalalalalalalalala" whenever you see something seriously wrong with society. That's how the UK ended up being as messed up as it is now.

Maybe I won't really get along with you that well, but welcome anyway.

That's perfectly fine, bud. I'm an adult enough to completely accept and embrace the fact that some people won't like my views on certain things; I'm used to it by now. I'd consider myself a complete wimp, to think anything else. ;) Once you let go of the need to have everyone like you, the world becomes a much simpler and straight-forward place.

I will say that it can sometimes help to get things off your chest. I have worked in and around all sorts of people and have noticed a close difference in character and treatment. The internet is sometimes the only outlet I have to vent those issues. Not saying I go around forums constantly screaming nigger or kike. That's just annoying.

lukewarm by Antarctic standards perhaps

I'm actually pretty okay with that. I agree that not everything needs to be politicized. There were a few stretches of time, that I stopped using voat for that exact reason. Particularly during prominent "happenings" or influxes. I've gone from posting over fifty-to-a-hundred comments a day, from about two years ago, to maybe once or twice every couple of days; I get where you're coming from.

It'd be nice to to find out that there's some subs that do allow/are specifically for discussing said topics, though, in the event that something important happens that would be interesting to banter over. I've always been of the mindset that there's a time and a place for everything. I don't go on Steam to discuss politics, for example.

In over a year now, only a handful of posts/comments have been deleted by admins for breaking this specific part of the TOS.

Was this at the request of the hosting provider?

Hm. While this website do not advertise as a free speech area, what is the general take on the concept? I understand you don't want every comment filled with the words nigger, kike, spic, etc, but say, would my comment end up being deleted because I used those words? More to the point, what if (in example) some users were to discuss the actual numbers of Jewish people who died in WW2. References are cited, and civil discourse and discussion is held. In that case should the participants of the conversation expect backlash or deletion?

Should new users expect to have to censor themselves lest they get banned for an off the cuff comment that reflects their personal beliefs? Please note, I'm not trying to bait here. I merely wish to understand where the lines are drawn. I'm not proposing to go around and shitpost up the website because that really isn't my style. I'm not the type to visit the neighbors house and then piss on their curtains because their coffee table book isn't my thing.

ADDENDUM: Just as a post-word, I'm not in the habit of getting into conversations like those which were previously mentioned. However, I do support freedom of speech. I don't necessarily agree with what some people use their freedom for but that's their choice. I tend to like places like that. It is stimulating to see controversial discussions because it is symbolic of the ability to have those discussions. The ideal of freedom (and with it the pros and cons) is an appealing concept to me, hence my questions.

That's pretty much what I'm getting on about. I don't mean to imply that I'm going to come here and start shitting up the place by calling everyone a niggerfaggotkike. Just want to make sure I'm not setting myself up for failure. It seems to be that the general rule of thumb is that: as long as I conduct myself in the same way that I would, say at work, I'd still be able to discuss such topics that would otherwise get me fired; if that makes sense. I'm okay with that.

Sometimes I like to let loose and shitpost/engage in some bantz; especially when I've been drinking. But this site seems to have its own version of SDBH/SBBH, so I'll poke around in there, later (no homo... some homo).

EDIT: good to know about the open source aspect. That's one thing that I like about here over voat. Their github was always out of date, and I'm pretty sure that some of the live features never actually got updated on the repository. Which in itself was somewhat of a red flag.

Want to know the boundary? Let me help you out.

Conduct yourself as if you were in public and could actually have consequence. You do that then you will be fine.

CCP restrictions provided plenty of boundary fences on voat, but they acted to shelter you from people with opposing opinions. You might want to appreciate that those fences are no longer present on phuks, before focusing too much on finding new ones.

Wew, let me know how it goes. I'll let you be the guinea-pig.

I can dig it.

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