Do you want to see the the history of downvotes they gave me for simply denouncing Chinese communism.
Downvoting is freedom of expression, and you are encroaching our freedom to express ourselves by suggesting we do anything other than make up our own mind independently about what we want to downvote.
I understand your sentiment, but its eye for an eye downvoting the Bernie sanders thrashing mob who has attempted to incite a device amongst the right wing people here on Hive.
I'm just a libertarian who watch this assault on freedom of association take place in from of me, and I will happily link you to over 150 plus posts where I was targeted by the quackwatch accounts with downvotes much akin to how we are treating them now.
As they say, what goes around comes around.
WHY NOT SIMPLY "MUTE" PEOPLE YOU DON'T AGREE WITH?
Because I believe in freedom of expression, and duality as well as human psychology interests me, no one said life was fair right?
I'd consider it cognitive dissonance to be ignoring things that I don't like, almost like something a child has to do when encountering feelings they don't like... fortunately I am mature enough to handle the idea of someone being hated for their beliefs, life isn't fair... get used to it.
So, instead of "religious freedom" do you believe in more of a "religious cage-match"?
I don't believe in religion.
Do you believe that other people believe in religion?
I believe whatever that word means to them, should not affect me in anyway or need to be explained to me in order for me to live freely, or else that's not a religion, that's a epidemic of mind control seething at its roots for human slavery.
How is "communism" more "dangerous" than "islam"?
Also, downvoting someone into oblivion is PRACTICALLY THE SAME (from your perspective) AS "MUTING" THEM.
You're basically trying to "erase" them.
You're not changing their minds.
You're not challenging your own preconceptions.
YOU'RE JUST "MUTING" THEM FOR "EVERYONE" AND NOT JUST FOR YOURSELF.
YOU'RE DECIDING (for me) WHAT I CAN AND CANNOT SEE.
I just like to zero out their post to prove a point that if they are using hive to talk shit, they will get shit on.
In other words, school-yard-style, MOBSTER ETHICS.
I'd call that human nature.
Awesome.
Most people only implicitly subscribe to MOBSTER ETHICS.
Those same people often convince themselves they are "unbiased" and "reasonable" (usually with religion).
It's actually nice to find someone who isn't afraid to say "might makes right".