The comment you replied to very clearly said “less likely to upvote” not that topics are downvoted. But this kind of American exceptionalism is like 90% of the problem I have with spaces being dominated by y’all. Frankly it’s insufferable how far up your own arses you’ve stuffed your heads.

[–] monko@lemmy.zip 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Do you think "supress" simply means "not up voting non-US content?" Okay, maybe I got that one wrong.

But you really don't get how hostile you guys come off toward US folks who are just existing?

I mean, your comment is the very embodiment 9f the anti-US sentiment I see from so many. What are people supposed to do to appease you?

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

You barged in here and mischaracterised what someone said so you could be outraged…SMH and you still think we all are the problem.

The one thing that you could do, that any American could do, is be capable of introspection on this stuff. But this thread kinda proves how impossible that is. Other people and places exist. English is the lingua franca of the Internet. Would y’all please stop being so self-centred?

[–] monko@lemmy.zip 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I "barged in" to a thread on Lemmy, a public forum where all are supposedly welcome? Are you seriously trying to exclude me based on my identity or background?

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

😂😂😂

Mate.

[–] monko@lemmy.zip 3 points 7 months ago

😉

[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 2 points 7 months ago

This is exactly why I’m so tired of this discussion. For non-regional communities, there is literally no solution to the problem. Unless you could somehow succeed in actively silencing a demographic majority, the only options for an individual are to 1) abandon non-regional communities and focus on local communities and limited diversity of content, or to 2) keep participating in non-regional communities with their built-in, albeit skewed, diversity.

cw: examples of verbal attacks, open the spoiler to continue

And then plenty of people (like your interlocutor here) choose option 2, only to get riled up by the natural repercussions of that choice to the point of being verbally abusive? Throwing around “seppo” “American exceptionalism” “lazy child murderers” just for the crime of existing as yourself on the internet?

It’s painful as shit.