I've been on reddit since 2014 and really liked the voting system, as I felt it was a perfect way to discuss on a large scale. However, since then, I've noticed more and more censorships - always the same ideas making it to the top; few downvoted comments because any controversial content would immediately be deleted and its author banned. Obnoxious censoring of even slightly controversial ideas on subreddits that were supposed to be neutral (ELI5, iAmA, AskReddit, worldnews, news...). The obscurity of the voting system was also a big turn-off.
Then I discovered voat. I really like the idea of an open-source, reddit-like platform with no censorship and clear voting. The community, however, really, really seems to despise my kind (Jews). I'm okay with them expressing their ideas, because that's the whole point of this site. But I would like to know if there is any point is investing myself into this community, or if I will always end up being ostracized for what I am.
I value free speech, I'm a Christian, and I'm Jewish. Can we still be friends?
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Sueshia101 ago
You are who you are. So maybe you can tell me seeing you wrote it. What is Jewish? Is it you're just a little bit Jew? I ask because when I tell my friend dinner will be around fourish it means its a little b4 or a little after four...thus fourish. So if you are Jewish are you a little bit Jew on this side or on the other side? 😏
VinnZoat ago
More Jew than non Jew I'd say. Father is a full-blown Jew, mother is a Swiss. But recently I discovered she seemed to have Jewish ancestry too. Culturally and physically she's a Swiss though.
Based on genetics, I'm 75% Jewish. Based on culture, 50%.
Sueshia101 ago
I'm momish nothing else matters.