This post is not only to try finding the best Mastodon instance/server but I also wanted to express about the Mastodon instances. Most of Mastodon servers are apparently harsh about other instances that include things they don’t like and are quite serious about getting those Internet points putting how the place isn’t welcome for “bigotry” and is for everyone and so diverse, and I wouldn’t have any problems with this if this wasn’t frequently used by people who will try to shut you if they disagree enough with you and will try to present themselves as so virtuous. You’d expect that the free side of the Internet would have people that value freedom and should let anything that isn’t a crime or something that prejudice the instance itself or whatever space they’re in but it seems this vision is getting far from the reality with time.
I think I get what you’re trying to say here that if you even slightly and respectfully disagree then you’re banned. That’s not so much a feature of Mastodon as a bug of humanity. I like to refer to it as a range of tolerance. I have a really broad range. But I have no tolerance for hatred, racism, and bigotry. There is no valid argument putting these subjects in a positive light - zero. zip. nada. There is no alternative conversation to be had where these could be remotely beneficial. I can understand and tolerate different likes and dislikes without getting impassioned. But if you attack me or my principles, I won’t even glorify you with a response. It will be an instant block and I will wash my hands of it.
If you @Milk_SDF_Possum@lemmy.sdf.org are generally a follower of the conservative end of the political spectrum, that is every bit your right as it is my right not to have to be subjected to that morass of hate. I am sure there are instances that federate solely around conservative values if that is what you seek out.
Yes, that’s what I wanted to say. “Anti-bigotry” turned into a tool for bullies to shut people who don’t think the same and, while I know the problem is not exclusively with Mastodon, it’s definitely frustrating to go to a place that was supposed to be some kind of refuge for the free people but has the same people from the place you escaped from. Thanks for being respectful. Also, I’m a right guy but I’m not conservative.