There are a lot of posts on the bird from new or potential new CoSo users saying that we're a left-wing social network.
I think that perception may come from the fact that a lot of new members seem to be of that political leaning, and feature it in their profiles. (See linked post below for my thoughts on this.)
Just to be clear: ALL are welcome here, so long as you are not trolling or supporting the overthrow of democracy. We can't be a place for just one group.
UPDATE: In the last week, some large-follower accounts have spoken out on the other place that they weren't "allowed" to be political here, or something to that extent. I believe the above linked post and others like it are being cited.
That idea is completely false. Reading comprehension matters.
@kaehlys @voltronic
"I wasn't allowed to be political" = "I shouted about politics in all-caps like a bot all day and didn't get much traction."
@voltronic probably worried about follower counts.
@voltronic
They probably weren't "allowed" to be utter asshats.
Chances are that they came in here with the goal of getting splatted so that they could claim that CoSo has political bias rather than a standard of civility.
@voltronic
It's a fallacious assumption on their part. I dare say that the people who are here are very politically involved and speak out regularly. It may be that they've lost the distinction between political speech and trolling. That seems apparent by the quality of interaction of the other site. If you're going to be political, be politely political. I'm sure I disagree with a lot of the members here to one extent or another. I don't mind that, but no one is being a-holes about it.
@voltronic The question is, do you confront the disinformation with facts or left them continue to spread misinformation to everyone they can reach through search.
@Zaptrapped
Great question. Let me know when you find the answer.
@Zaptrapped @voltronic You do whatever you're motivated to do. I think the reality is many people commenting on #politics feel that anything less than praise and acceptance equals prohibition. They decry the lack of free speech when the free exchange of ideas is exactly what's causing them discomfort.
@voltronic Yeah, someone over there said right-wingers couldn’t say anything here. I invited the poster to join and see.
@voltronic Unfortunately, in the last decade, many have confused "being political" with "being an asshat". You can be political here, but you can't be an asshat. Seems pretty obvious to me.
@voltronic 'I wasn't allowed to be political' = 'I tried to be an arsehole and it didn't fly.'