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I hope I will not get downvoted because I'm genuinely wondering

Lemmy almost has no users from neither Israel or Palestine, however most of communities filled with Anti Israel content, I even tried muting all news related communities, but now I see anti Israel content in completely unrelated communities, like [email protected] and [email protected]

Is there a reason why Lemmy is so fixated on Israel/Palestine? Neither of other world conflicts get even close in terms of attention. It's neither a case on my microblogging Fediverse account or my most "algoritmic" social media, even kbin part of the Threadiverse seems not as obsessed with it, what's so different about Lemmy?

(Sorry for a bit clickbait-y title)

Edit: I actually might take down this post because half of people in replies completely misunderstood it

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (13 children)

Are you asking why Lemmy has a lean towards political activism? Why the political activism is so heavily focused on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict? Or why they've chosen the side that they have within that conflict?

All three are completely different questions, and all of them are complicated and also pretty much impossible to answer with any real confidence. But they're interesting.

Anyways, which is the biggest thrust of your question?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (12 children)

I am talking about apolitical communities, or those that are supposed to be apolitical at least, i apologize if I haven't made it clear enough in my original thread.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Lemmy doesn't have many enforced apolitical communities. Because even the meaning of apolitical is contentious and arguably political.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Actually, suprisingly, maybe not "enforced" but it does have a lot of vibrant and different communities not related to politics.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I mean the moderators don't usually take down political things from what I've seen. Memes on .ml for example is specifically okay with propaganda posters.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

And every other nations’ propaganda, notably Western’ nations. * appear on every other instance.

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