Recently there was a poll in the French-speaking community about political views of Mastodon users.
Results:
Total: 696 votes (not many, but quite representative for such a niche community).
Far left: 398 votes;
Left: 289 votes;
Right: 8 votes;
Far right: 1 vote.
Quod erat demonstrandum.
@gemlog, that's what I was talking about.
Replying to @menelion@caneandable.social
@menelion That's quite sad results.
Replying to @garo@social.leons.cc
@garo Exactly. Hence, you barely can speak about politics on this platform.
Replying to @menelion@caneandable.social
@menelion Yeah, it's quite sad and unfortunate. Once you say something that is not remotely supporting all the 67 rights the left want you to support, you're basically seen as if you killed people or something.
Replying to @garo@social.leons.cc
@garo Yes. And despite the widely advertised "decentralization" of the Fediverse, as soon as you disagree with them, they "fediblock" you then your instance. that said, it's super dangerous to open your mouth there because first, your whole instance will be banned, and second, you will be banned from people on other instances with whom you used to converse normally.
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Replying to @FranceskaMann@freeradical.zone
@FranceskaMann @garo I'm personally not far right, I'd say center-right. But yes, as soon as you don't agree with far-left ideology, you get problems. As you say in your profile, no human being is illegal, but as soon as you even *politely* discuss someone's views, you are in trouble.
Replying to @menelion@caneandable.social
Hi Andre, I block a lot of people. Maybe I'm too trigger-happy with the block button? Center right means different things depending on what country you're in. I'm American and the people on the right are doing their best to destroy our environment and the planet for everyone on it. I have strong feelings about this. I live in a red community. I spend time with people on the right attempt attempting to dissuade them from Trump. It's not easy.
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Replying to @FranceskaMann@freeradical.zone
@FranceskaMann @garo I'm a Ukrainian living in France, thanks for that info! Yes, Trump is (in my opinion!) the worst president the United States ever had, unfortunately. I've never even been to the US yet, but it literally hurts to see what he is doing to the country and to its reputation in the world. Many people hate all Americans because of him, and it also hurts because I love American culture, and often take Americans as examples to follow.