Overuse of Nazi comparisons

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I guess it's fair to ask, how often have you seen that happen? Does it ever get reported? If it's a problem obviously it needs to be addressed, but how much of a problem is it at the moment? And does it mostly only ever occur when there's posters who do fit the term and others come to their defence?

Perhaps we could track reports, as well as how the reports were ultimately judged to see if it actually is a problem or if it's just being used as an excuse for some posters to shut down those who disagree with them.

In the hypothetical where a poster is expressing their support for a group like the Proud Boys, that poster will likely end up being called that but their actions kind of support the label. If another (more mainstream conservative) poster gets involved in defending Poster 1 they might in the context of that conflict appear to be sympathizing with fascism when it's more fair to say they're sympathizing with a fascist (as one of them, not all of them).

That would be a mess to moderate because Poster 2 probably isn't a fascist or a fascist sympathizer broadly, but they're literally doing exactly that on an individual level and pointing that out shouldn't warrant punishment even though it's predictable that hurt feelings will result.

For what it's with OP has commented that we all have missed his angle because we started bickering about (mostly old) drama on here and didn't realize he meant in the world beyond WP.

I'm sure you can understand why I'm touchy about posters twisting each others words in order to make reports given how it was done to me a few months back.

There's other posters who do that in order to make a strawman they can defeat instead of dealing with the actual quote and that's also a problem that should be dealt with, although since that isn't done to manipulate moderation into acting against anyone it's not quite the same problem.

Your question is fair. I don't keep statistics - there are logs of past reports but they don't contain outcomes. Looking past the last few pages of closed reports - no calling other users fascist recently but a lot of putting words in others' mouths.
A phenomenon fairly common is when two persons of different views read in each other's posts what is not really there. Spontanously generated straw men, no one intentionally constructs them, they emerge from assumptions and biases.

Whenever I can, I try to deconstruct them.

Also, keep in mind that we can be in various mental state. E.g. an autistic burnout can grant one tunnel vision in processing what others say. Someone who feels attacked, instinctively strikes back, even if the feeling is based solely on assumptions. That easily escalates, especially in the crazy times like now.

I don't intend to put anyone in trouble when I recommend refraining from calling people bad things. I try to define some boundaries preventing dramatic escalations.

Speaking subjective truth isn't a legitimate shield to make attacks.

And why does there have to be all this talk of punishment and banning like kids being sent to the headmaster or expelled?

How about "certain posters" just not acting like wokezilla all the time? This isn't Woke Planet.

None of them was ever really bullied or insulted on WP, it was just words being twisted by crybabies trying to get certain posters banned.

It would be sad to see you go. Another long term member lost.

Guys, I see too many personal insinuations in this thread that have appeared when I was asleep.

None of them was ever really bullied or insulted on WP, it was just words being twisted by crybabies trying to get certain posters banned.

Wokezilla? I love it, it sounds funny.

BTW that term is considered a personal attack here. Someone had that comment edited out of their post by a mod when they called Alex that.

Being called a fascist or a nazi is a personal attack if no rationale can be given.
Insinuating a person is a fascist or a nazi is also against WP policy.

There is a hell of a lot of the latter going on, on WP.

I really hope the mods lock this & realize we are dealing with the same devil-may-care blinders-up attitude here that we have seen a thousand times before.

I don't think you are a nazi. You are nothing above them unless you exemplify it however.

Wokezillas have been conditioned by social influences, to be wokezillas.
They are not free independent thinkers.
Be nice.

"Wokezilla" is an insult, too.