Exploding-heads.com is another instance on Lemmy where alt-right MAGA types tend to reside. Some people on this server want us to defederate from them immediately, some people want to save defederation as a last resort. They have 104 active users (more stats below).
It seems that exploding-heads has also experienced a recent botswarm invasion. This is obviously another point in favor of defederating them, assuming you are worried about botswarms, which is currently being discussed here.
My advice to you all is please try to discuss this in a civil manner, we need not allow them to create divisive conflict inside our communities. No matter how the vote turns out, you're not going to be able to defederate from your fellow sh.itheads so be nice.
I've linked many of the previous discussions below so people who are out of the loop can get a general sense of the situation.
https://sh.itjust.works/post/216888 https://sh.itjust.works/post/225714 https://sh.itjust.works/post/281126 https://sh.itjust.works/post/410325
Lemmy.world just recently defederated them.
https://lemmy.world/post/747912
https://lemmy.world/post/577526
Although this could be considered a point in favor of defederation, it actually means even if we vote to remain federated, people have a great alternative in lemmy.world where they can still participate in our communities and simultaneously be protected from exploding-heads.
Ensuring diversity of servers is beneficial to the platform as a whole, but it is also not our responsibility to bear that burden.
TLDR, just wrap up any last points in this thread before we open the vote tomorrow. Please be civil.
EDIT: To clarify, this isn't the official vote, this is the final discussion. The vote thread will be posted tomorrow and you will only be allowed to make a single comment saying Aye or Nay.
EDIT2: Vote thread is up, this thread is now locked. Very lively discussion thread sh.itheads. Please try to be more respectful next time.
Another point is that some reasonable statements are now labeled as "transphobia" or "white supremancy". Some examples are:
Grown men should not be twerking naked in front of children.
Sexually explicit content should not be taught to 2nd graders.
If trans women compete in women's sports, it sometimes is an unfairness issue when the trans women win 1st place easily. In contact sports, it is a safety issue as women are sometimes injured by trans women.
Some women don't feel comfortable or safe seeing a penis in the women's shower room.
Letting repeat offender violent criminals go free in the name of criminal justice reform is an idiot policy.
Declaring that shoplifting is legal will only lead to stores closing and food deserts.
Affirmative action actually hurts the people it claims to help.
If you're accusing someone of transphobia or racism, remember that many reasonable things are now labeled as right-wing extremist ideas.
You're SO right. Grown men shouldn't be twerking naked in front of children. Sexually explicit content shouldn't be taught to second graders. Luckily, this shit isn't allowed by anyone who isn't, you know, a pedophile. I'm getting so fucking sick of these bad faith, slippery slope arguments.
If you say it at a school board meeting, trans activists will show up to assault you.
This entire comment thread is super off topic and becoming less of a respectful conversation. :/