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While I hope that I’m wrong, there is at least a very real possibility that in the immediate future, the US empire will launch an unprovoked and immoral attack on a socialist state (Venezuela) in order to secure that country’s resources. It is understandable that, should that happen, many of you will be feeling extreme anger at these acts and post about it here.

In light of that, the admins and mods of Hexbear figured we’d remind everyone:

No fedposting

That includes, but is not limited to, talking about threats of violence against people or groups of people; including if you add “in minecraft” or “[redacted]”.

We really don’t need to come under fed scrutiny (or worse). Ultimately, fed posting doesn’t even serve much purpose other than “blowing off steam” – and that comes at the cost of potentially putting the site and its users in legal jeopardy. There are more productive ways to vent that anger.

Also, if you end up having a comment removed for fed posting, I’d urge you to not take it personally.

And saying this as a user, not an admin: a little revolutionary optimism never hurt anyone. We must have clear eyes about reality, but as socialists we also should have faith in the power of people to resist oppression.

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[–] godlessworm@hexbear.net 56 points 4 days ago (2 children)

the safest most effective way to fedpost is by writing your fedposts down on a piece of paper and then sending that directly to the president via the USPS

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 30 points 4 days ago

Make sure to put the pads of your finger tips cleanly and firmly all over the paper to ensure the feds know you're a professional fedposter

[–] Esoteir@hexbear.net 19 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

don't forget to cut out each letter individually from magazines with different fonts and then glue them together onto the page

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 51 points 5 days ago (1 children)

death to whom exactly is left as an exercise for the reader.

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[–] git@hexbear.net 41 points 5 days ago (1 children)

~~Death, death~~ Incremental change by committee over decades to the IDF!

[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Not what's being said. Death death to the IDF is not a clear or actionable threat so it's fine.

[–] git@hexbear.net 10 points 4 days ago

It’s an implication of violence and will get you arrested in the UK if you’re Joe Public.

[–] 10TH_OF_SEPTEMBER_CALL@hexbear.net 23 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Yeah. Never threaten anyone.

Why would you give them warning lmao

[–] vegeta1@hexbear.net 10 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I like to challenge my opponents to combat so I can face them at their best. Makes the fight better vegeta-stare

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[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 30 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Yeah, as much as it pains me to say it's probably best to protect comrades on here and stop them from fedposting and getting sent to fucking CECOT. I know HB made a name for itself from reddit by allowing much looser speech but you have to weigh if it's worth it to fly off the cuff and wish death on someone in the moment, or have an ounce of protection to stop someone from ruining their life.

[–] QuietCupcake@hexbear.net 26 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I think it would be good to set some real parameters here on what makes a comment a fedpost. There's a difference between wishing death on someone and making an explicit threat to a specific individuals life (aka actionable threat). Can I not say I wish Netanyahu would just fucking die? Can I not say I wish Trump were killed by a foreign state power? Can I not say I wish Gavin Newsom never makes it to the 2028 election due to an unforseen accident? Seriously, I'm not saying those things, really, I'm only asking if I can. illegal-to-say

The heinous stuff we said on reddit that made us notorious was "slave owners should be killed." That's not fedposting. I really fucking hope we will always get to say that and things like it, even things like as mentioned Death to America. I can't imagine HB ever mandating that we can't, at least not until the fascists cracking down all over the net really kicks into high gear. But at that point, I feel like it wouldn't really be Hexbear anymore.

It really does come down to keeping this place as a site and community safe and functional and even more so keeping the users here safe in general. So clear boundaries on what is and what isn't considered fedposting would be an important thing for us to establish, and it might even need to change as the slide into more overt fascism continues apace.

[–] Dirt_Possum@hexbear.net 21 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Agreed but I never thought Hexbear would have done something as cringe as banning the "Lionization of Luigi". Not Hexbear's finest hour.
And that rule still stands. cat-confused

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 10 points 4 days ago (11 children)

It does? That's news to me.

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[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 11 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Yeah pretty much, like saying "Death to the IDF" I'd imagine is fine, or Death to America, but I'd say no to "someone should shoot Elon Musk in the face with a high powered rifle", if that makes sense.

[–] QuietCupcake@hexbear.net 13 points 4 days ago

That makes perfect sense, yes. I just think it would be a good idea if in the "no fedposting rule" we defined precisely what the differences are between those two statements. Just so it's very clear to everyone where exactly the Trevor Line is on this site. illegal-to-say

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[–] Fidels_Beard@hexbear.net 14 points 4 days ago (13 children)

I mean you're probably right, but not everyone on here is from the US, right?

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[–] IgnusNilsen@hexbear.net 37 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I should add this isn’t based on any specific comments or posts here, just a proactive statement in case something terrible like I mentioned above does happen.

[–] Kuori@hexbear.net 22 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Philosoraptor@hexbear.net 17 points 4 days ago

A lotta y'all still don't get it.

Fedposters can use multiple slurp juices on a single death threat

So if you have one actionable call to violence and 3 slurp juices, you can create 3 new pretexts for the FBI

[–] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 28 points 5 days ago

Understood, from now on I will say "in Garry's Mod" instead

※ This is an American joke

[–] mistermodal@lemmy.ml 20 points 4 days ago
[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 25 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Is Death to Amerikkka fedposting?

I will keep saying it.

[–] LeninWeave@hexbear.net 20 points 4 days ago (1 children)

minecraft I have made a fedpost.

hexbear-retro You make me want to cry. That's (In my opinion) kind of dangerous. But even so, I do respect YOUR opinion.

minecraft I will make another.

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[–] ChaosMaterialist@hexbear.net 22 points 4 days ago

Times like these are when you must carry the burden of being right. Why be angry when you can be correct?

Talk with your liberal friends and relatives. Point out the material interests of US involvement, then wait for Trump to blurt it all out on TruSus. Watch as reactions go from :smuglord: to :lisan-al-gaib:

Liberals need time to be cooked, and :cool-zone: moments are when the heat is turned up.

[–] i_ben_fine@midwest.social 20 points 4 days ago

I only fedpost in Minecraft

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 20 points 4 days ago

Okay I know I've been doing it a lot lately. I'll cool it off, feel free to wipe anything.

[–] SovietyWoomy@hexbear.net 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Being polite isn't going to stop feds from tracking down anyone they want to track down and kill/enslave/deport. The Biden administration already declared that anticapitalism is terrorism.

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[–] ahrienby@hexbear.net 22 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Are "Down with ICE/any horrible US government agency" posts subject to moderation?

[–] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 24 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 11 points 4 days ago (2 children)

We stan our Danish, Dutch, English, uh... what others... Spanish?... Why does Belgium have a king its a fucking tiny ass sliver of land?... nah fuck the Sweds and their monarch... also honorable mentions to Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, and the uncool Luxembourg. Also the pope if you want to be technical.

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[–] AmarkuntheGatherer@lemmygrad.ml 22 points 5 days ago

Unlimited genocide on the first world

[–] HamManBad@hexbear.net 17 points 4 days ago
[–] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 18 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Can I fedpost on other instances?

[–] Palacegalleryratio@hexbear.net 41 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Yeah but you have to do it from a .world account

[–] ahrienby@hexbear.net 15 points 5 days ago

I strongly don't recommend. In certain situations, you might be defederated from remote instances.

[–] Acute_Engles@hexbear.net 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

What about the WTYP style guide "i hope they have a wonderful time"

[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 11 points 4 days ago

maybe my friend is sending me a gift, i want to be sure i have second strike gifting capabilities

[–] mathemachristian@hexbear.net 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Does this include countries and political groups like, picking examples at random, amerikkka and zioniSSts?

[–] IgnusNilsen@hexbear.net 27 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

No, “death to Amerikkka” is not an actionable threat.

[–] Carl@hexbear.net 12 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I assume "people or groups of people" refers to specific targeted threats, and doesn't include slogans like "death to america" or "unlimited genocide on the first world"? edit: I see you already clarified this one in another comment as being fine.

and what about posting something like: "I want to [redacted] with a thousand [redacted] until the [redacted] runs red with [redacted]", where no specific threat is made but it's clear that the post is playing with that idea?

[–] robot_dog_with_gun@hexbear.net 11 points 4 days ago

can cats ~~eat salami~~ fedpost?

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