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.
(Edited for grammar)
been here for years now but I’m still not clear what is meant by fedposting… can you define it?
Fed posting refers to the ideas that:
And critically:
/2. Federal agents will pose as “fellow extremists” to induce real comerades to do adventurism or post about doing adventurism, incriminating themselves in the process
Fed posting = actionable threats = saying stuff that is specific enough for it to translate into violent action. Saying “someone should overthrow the government” is not actionable. Saying “someone really should <violent act> <politician>” is actionable (maybe saying it in the form “someone should x” instead of “I will x” changes it, but I wouldn’t risk it)
got it, thanks