Scrolling through the replies, it’s hard not to notice that the rule set here, ‘no misinformation, good-faith discussion, be excellent to each other’, isn’t really being applied evenly. If posts that mock or dehumanise an entire group count as ‘political humor,’ then the rule about misinformation or harassment doesn’t mean much. I’m fine if this gets me booted, but it seems fair to ask: what’s the point of the rules if they’re only enforced for one side?

To be specific, this meme frames European colonisation as ‘illegal immigration.’ It’s rhetorically clever, but factually inaccurate, there was no unified legal system, no concept of national borders, and no codified immigration law in pre-colonial North America. There were many Indigenous nations with their own governance systems, but nothing resembling the modern legal idea of “illegal entry.”

By the literal reading of this community’s rule, ‘No misinformation. Be prepared to back up your factual claims with evidence’, that should qualify as misinformation.

What worries me is that if someone posted a meme using the same format but with the political roles reversed, it probably wouldn’t be given the same leniency. I don’t see examples of opposing humour being treated the same way, and that makes me think there’s a double standard at play. If that’s how the community operates, fine, but it would be more transparent to state that openly rather than pretend neutrality.

Land of the Free *

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America has been a shit country since inception and has not failed to disappoint.

“No, not like that”

Most Americans aren’t welcome anywhere else, and when people aren’t welcome at home, they fight to create a home. That’s the story of humanity for a long time now.