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Think of how rare that is. Most countries censor ideas that aren't PC because of "hate speech". Most websites censor their communities to appease spineless advertisers. Most companies crush their employees into milquetoast discourse under the iron fist of worthless HR "diversity" rules. Politicians push silent acceptance of every bit of insanity down our throats in the name of "safe spaces".
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[–] daskapitalist [S] 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
They're harder to find since the Americans elected Trump. Regardless of what people think of him, his election led to a substantial upsurge in alt-right Voaters screaming about immigrants and "niggers" all over Voat, which has hampered the higher quality discussions we had back around when Ellen Pao was ousted.
Though this had also led to a dramatic upswing in sheer content across the site, so it's a tradeoff.
[–] Tzitzimitl ago
the niggers and immigration content was here in great numbers long before the election. in fact the recent increase in activity greatly favored the general purpose content instead