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FRANKFURT, Aug 25 (Reuters) - The suspect in custody for a stabbing rampage in the western German city of Solingen that killed three people and injured eight is a 26-year-old Syrian man, authorities said early on Sunday.

  • federal reverse@feddit.orgMEnglish
    153·
    3 months ago

    Hi, I am the mods responsible.👋 And yeah, I am deleting comments if they are just inciting hate, are obviously racist, etc. Unfortunately, a topic such as this one attracts these kinds of opinions. And no, for the sake of everyone’s well-being, I am not just letting them stand.

    You can look at the modlog if you want: https://p.feddit.org/modlog?community=5765

    Whichever way you look at it, that is not a healthy situation in democracy.

    Eh. What’s truly not healthy is absolute free speech. That just helps the most extreme voices thrive.

    • Akisamb@programming.devEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      Thank you, handling these subjects is already annoying at family dinners. I can’t imagine handling this on an online forum.

    • JubilantJaguar@lemmy.worldEnglish
      17·
      3 months ago

      Eh. What’s truly not healthy is absolute free speech. That just helps the most extreme voices thrive.

      If we’re talking about democracy in general, I’d say that is a open question. The far-right problem is worse in speech-controlled Europe than in the First Amendment USA. Anyway, that’s not the subject here.

      But of course any private community has the right to police its members’ speech. No denying that. Didn’t know about the open modlog. Useful innovation.

      • rammer@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        9·
        3 months ago

        The far-right problem is worse in speech-controlled Europe than in the First Amendment USA.

        You sure about that? Last time I looked nobody was openly advocating ending elections in Europe and enjoying support from nearly half of the population.

        • federal reverse@feddit.orgMEnglish
          6·
          3 months ago

          It’s also a false narrative. Public speech is usually moderated in both the US and the EU.

          Extremism blooms way more often when speech isn’t moderated well. The UK being taken over by people who read/wanted to believe (Russia-sponsored) fake news on Twitter is a recent example.