RE: Let's Have a Discussion on: Self Voting and Flagging

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Let's Have a Discussion on: Self Voting and Flagging

in flagging •  8 years ago 

The example @globocop mentioned (calling my recent flagging 'abuse', possibly without spending enough time to understand the issue) was the following: when looking into an account that I already earlier identified and downvoted as a troll/spam/hate speech account, I found the post:

https://steemit.com/artificial/@runaway-slave/any-country-with-noble-aspirations-moral-goals-religious-polities-like-russia-he-ll-bring-all-his-artificial-influence-to-bear

This post is a typical example of anti-Semitic hate speech: who is 'he' who wants to destroy? - hint: the post title/text is a quote from the article linked in the post.

It is also typical that anti-Semitic intention is just hidden enough that it cannot be found and identified with goole-search as anti-Semitic hate speech, but of course their followers and the anti-Semitic community will understand. This suggests that the author might be experienced in smear campaigns against minorities.

By defending their follower-friend (above, in the thread https://steemd.com/music-molecules/@runaway-slave/the-music-of-molecules-trippy-and-cool-gld-slv-music-to-my-ears-wonder-what-cryptos-sound-like-erratic-static and on steemit.chat), @globocop gives the impression that they support this kind of hate speech.

Posts like this that should not tolerated, and of course, I applied a full downvote/flag to that post (and I hope that readers, after checking that post, will help with downvoting).

Further, as usual when I find such a post of a user, I also check other posts of the same user. Also, looking into accounts engaged in hate speech, I apply other standards than usual. So even if the other posts are not as bad, I look e.g. whether they deserve the projected payout and apply if necessary a limited downvote (i.e. reduce payout/reset it to zero, but not enough to hide the post). So even without digging deeper (possibly much of the Zuckerberg-bashing, Rothschild-bashing and of other conspiracy theories pushed by that account has an anti-Semitic motivation as well), this led to a significant number of further downvotes to that account within a short time.

As a matter of principle, when dealing with troll and hate speech accounts I follow the guideline of 'Do not feed the trolls' - so no debate, no discussion, just downvotes.

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Is downvoting accomplished by flagging?
I would be hesitant to try and read a poster's mind...
I was unaware that "Zuck" was Jewish. My critique of
Facebook is strictly commercial, as imo they are likely
doing social engineering in the name of profits. I was also
critical when they were accused of collating data for NSA.
Do they strictly do this to help anti-terror efforts or do they
spy on Americans? I have nothing to hide, and I own all my
content. I'm just not a fan of Facebook.

I support the Jewish people, and wish the BEST for Israel.
Not a Rothschild fan, however. Trillionaires have too much
influence over world economies, one bad day and the U$D is KAPUT!!!

Awaiting your reply, @bloom

I'm not a fan of Zuckerberg, the Rothschilds, ..., in fact I'm very critical of facebook, the banking industry, ... and I would like to see a post with a critique that is fair and well thought through. But I have seen a number of accounts pushing the wildest anti-Semitic conspiracy theories some of which have been used before by the German Nazis. When these accounts then also attack Zuckerberg and the Rothschilds, one would assume that this is motivated by a deeply-rooted hate against Jews.

@bloom
Fair assessment, IMO. What I did not like about the Facebook IPO was that the pre-IPO price was raised right before it, and then there was evidence of a big Pump-N-Dump shortly after the IPO was closed. Many people lost lots of money if they "cut their losses" and got out too early. But the stock did make a comeback. Could have been orchestrated by outside forces, but the pre-IPO price boost was internal as far as I know. Stinks like Manip-Manop, in my nostrils.

As for the Rothschild Family, I have read that they are actually descendants of Esau, the nation of the Edomites in the Bible. If that is true, they are orchestrating the biggest "bait and switch" in history, which would make them the #1 Anti-Semites currently going, maybe rivaling the Nazis. But I can neither prove or disprove this theory. Can't rule it out, either ;)

My point is, a single bad apple does not make an entire People BAD.
The Jews are/were God's Chosen People to bring us our Savior,
and for that I am eternally grateful. They have been far more of an
ASSET to this world than a liability. Albert Einstein alone is a great
contributor to the world of Science! I could go on and on...

Big Net PLUS in my humble opinion.

@Icarus
Any group has bad players, this is true.
TRUTH is Truth, whether good or bad for the ones the light shines upon.

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