Key points:

  • The federal government has announced a plan to make it a criminal offence to perform the Nazi salute in Australia.
  • Meanwhile, hundreds of prominent Australians have signed a letter denouncing anti-Semitism and racism.
  • Jewish and Islamic groups say there has been a huge rise in anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.
  • Hyperreality@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    For a while, I thought he might be a pro-Palestinian troll, but you’re almost certainly right that downpunx is 100% serious.

    They’re clearly not well. People should downvote and move on, rather than feed the troll. Even negative attention is still attention.

    • DroneRights [it/its]@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Downpunxx is fucking awful, but he’s genuine in his opinions. What is with this obsession over calling people trolls? You say he isn’t a troll, then say not to feed the trolls. Why call someone you know isn’t a troll a troll? Why does everyone want to use the word troll so much?

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        @DroneRights I think it’s because we lack terminology. In the old days he probably would have been called a griefer.

        He posts the same copypasta dozens of times around the fediverse, often with name-calling addressed to anyone who reads it. It’s not a genuine engagement, it’s designed to annoy.

        He may be motivated to act like a griefer because of underlying feelings that make him want to lash out, but that doesn’t change the nature of it.