Hi, I'm @Mattvision, the head mod of /v/TPPrally.
Most of us are here on Voat for the same reason: we don't like censorship. To a lot of people outside this site, that means we're a paradise for bigots and trolls, but a quick look at the front page of Voat vs the front page of Reddit will reveal the truth about what comes of free speech.
It wasn't long after the fattening that many of us saw the issue of censorship was bigger than just making fun of fat people, when the mods of /r/news were deleting posts about the TPP, and that's just scratching the surface. As time went on, it became increasingly clear to many of us that Reddit was a platform for corporate American to shove itself down everyone's throats, and the pentagon to spread its propaganda.
On Voat, we are free from all that, which is not common among social media sites. Modern 8chan, as well as old 4chan and old Reddit are and were the only other places with this unique quality. There was activism, people cared about more than just SJW and GG drama. Cats were a way to pass time, but the real value is that those places are and were free unadulterated marketplaces of ideas, as the internet was intended to be.
With the freedom provided by 4chan, came Anonymous. With Voat, remaining as one of the few well known places on the internet to value free speech to this extent, it is up to us to utilize our free speech in the name of activism, in the name of everything we stand for as a community.
Those of you who have frequented TPPrally already know how I proposed we fight the TPP. Before we begin any actual protests, boycotts, or anything of the sort, we need to spread awareness and outrage to the rest of the internet. This is the most important part, and we can do it!
If 20 shitposters on 4chan could flood Tumblr with gore and lolicon, if some angry FPH users could shit on /r/all for 3 days nonstop, think about what we, as Voat can do! We can fight the propaganda put forward by the U.S. military to the rest of the internet. We can put issues, real issues like CISA and the TPP under the spotlight, and bring the public out of ignorance.
We were willing to spam and flood and shitpost at full capacity when an interim CEO wanted us to stop being rude to fat people. Should we not do the same when our basic rights are in Jeopardy?
This is where we prove to SJWs that we value free speech for more than just our right to be assholes. This is where we give Voat.co a legacy. This is where we take a stand against the people who want to silently fuck us with a rake, and take away our rights.
Who's with me?
/v/TPPrally
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[–] 1640755? [S] 1 point 4 points 5 points (+5|-1) ago
You can check my overview here and on Reddit. Depending on how much effort you think the government puts into tricking internet people, I don't think I seem like someone who has been working for the government.
Always good to be skeptical though.
[–] 1640851? 1 point 3 points 4 points (+4|-1) ago
Thanks for the reply. Working towards electing Bernie Sanders would go a lot further than internet protest IMO. Protest movements like "Occupy" fail because the system is too entrenched at every level to be broken that way. The only way to enact change is to change from within the system. If Bernie ran as an independent he would have 0 chances of being elected. He's decided to use the system to get into the system - it's the only way.
[–] 1641024? [S] 1 point 2 points 3 points (+3|-1) ago
I agree about Bernie Sanders, but I think using the internet to create public outrage will at least have some effect, especially during election season when politicians scramble for votes. Like you said, Bernie Sanders as president will do more than just internet protesting. Problem is, Shillary has the media in her pocket. If we create public outrage on the brokenness of the system, people will probably be more likely to vote for Sanders.
Just my take on things. It's at least worth a shot, I don't see what bad can come from it.
[–] Fagtardicus ago
so...
exactly like ron paul? obama? lol
[–] Fagtardicus ago (edited ago)
the government doesnt put much effort into deceit, it threatens those inside to deceive, remeber Sabu?