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[–] Donbuster 4 points 0 points 4 points (+4|-4) ago
And remember, this is the shit that they claim makes reddit the worst... ANd here they are doing it themselves. But because Voaters agree with it, its fine, and if I were to point this out in a post of my own, the response would be, if I had to guess, a flurry of downvoats, and a comment from Rummel reading "Yes he did. Can't you read. You are fake news."
[–] heygeorge 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago
Are you not a Voater? I am. I think the bigger beef with Leddit is the massive censorship and commercial (and other) shilling. At least that is my main issue. Good burn on Rummel, tho. Also cue Gorillions calling you a faggot for your comprehension.
But... You actually are fake news, aren't you a clearly paid shill?
[–] Donbuster 3 points 0 points 3 points (+3|-3) ago
They being the highly conservative majority on voat. People like earlponcho, alphawookie, BoiseNTheHood (speaking of, that's a name I haven't seen in a VERY long time, when I think about it). Seeing as I'm as liberal as they come (seriously, even by bleedingheart standards, i'm left leaning), I can't really use the royal We when referring to that group. I very much consider myself part of the Voat community (I mean, after nearly two years, I would hope I'm a part of this community, after all), but I break from it so much politically, that its hard to justify putting us in the same category.
As for my status as a shill, I've been here about as long as you, and have been working the entire time to better voat as a platform and grow our community, I've fought tooth and nail for free speech here, even when vocally opposed to the ideas being expressed. I've put more than 100 dollars of my own money in donations and merch to keep the site going.
If I'm a shill, who the fuck would want to pay me to improve voat? A shill would want to compromise us. Fuck that.