I believe in this instance and think it’s a sign that more conservatives are starting to discover the Fediverse.
I use Lemmy and the Fediverse because I believe in the same principle that brought it to life: decentralization. Nobody owns the whole thing.
That means conservatives, liberals, anarchists, and everyone else can run their own servers and speak their minds.
If we accept that idea for one group, we have to accept it for all. Otherwise, the whole project turns into the same centralized system we all claim to be against.
Conservatives get told we don’t belong online in certain spaces, but the Fediverse isn’t one of those places. It’s built so we can set up our own instances, moderate them our way, and still be part of the larger conversation.
That doesn’t mean forcing others to agree with us. It means exercising the same rights as anyone else to build communities, share ideas, and connect.
Equal access isn’t a privilege granted by one side; it’s the foundation of the network itself.
If only one political side exists on Lemmy and in the Fediverse, it becomes an echo chamber, and echo chambers don’t last.
Conservatives bring in different values, arguments, and discussions that test and sharpen ideas. That’s how free speech works.
If we believe in the model, then conservatives absolutely have a place at the table, just as much as left-leaning instances do.
We’re participants, equal in right and responsibility, and our presence proves the system is living up to what it promised.
Nobody hurt me. I have a great life and I’m doing awesome. Feel awesome. The Fediverse is open to everyone, and that matters because open platforms work only when all voices are allowed to share ideas.
Conservatives have every right to post here just like liberals do. If you call free speech a value, it must apply equally.
Rules should protect people from threats and harassment, not pick winners and losers based on political views. Treat ideas the same way you treat speech: respond, argue, downvote, ignore, but don’t erase.
We can run our own communities. You can run yours. That’s how a healthy network grows. If the goal is fairness, then equal access to the same freedoms follows from that goal. Saying some political opinions don’t belong on the Fediverse is choosing censorship over debate. You sound sorta fascist if that’s what you are trying to do.
I’m not asking for special treatment. I’m asking for consistency. If you believe in openness and equality, then apply those principles evenly. Allow voices you disagree with the same space you demand for your own. That’s how free platforms survive.
Then why are you instantly going into defense as if a am trying to revoke your right of free expression of your thoughts? I’m fine with the core values your founding fathers inherited you. But the the people you are representing here are shitting on those core values.
The thing with fascism or authoritarianism in history was, that it always ended in the suppression or eradication of minorities. Can you guarantee me, here and now, that that won’t happen with the current US administration? No, because it already is happening. What do you, as conservatives, do to fight for the rights of fellow Americans under the constitution of the United States which guarantees equal rights for everyone (not just cis-white-con)?
Is this the discourse you wanted? So be so kind and answer me without setting yourself up as the repressed one…
Pardon my French btw
I’m not defensive at all. Merely posting my thoughts in reply to you. Are you saying people who disagree with your are being defensive now? Hmmm…
The US Constitution guarantees equal rights for all Americans, and I stand by that.
What I fight against is Leftist fascism and Leftist Nazis who try to silence anyone they disagree with.
Conservatives don’t want to erase minorities. You do realize there are minority conservatives, right? Guess what? I’m one of them.
We want equal protection applied fairly, without special classes or double standards. Calling us the threat while ignoring suppression from the left isn’t honest. Free speech and open debate have to apply to everyone, or they mean nothing.