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Totalitarians, fascists and other scary governments prosecute you without telling you what you did, and everybody agrees that this is an evil practice. But now it's normal and accepted on social media (leminal.space)
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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Those prosecute you. People on SM persecute you. Not the same thing.

Although I do agree with the sentiment of "innocent until proven guilty" and give benefit of the doubt without sufficient evidence of any actual wrongdoing. Someone simply saying someone did something isn't proof enough of anything, considering lying exists and can come from either side of the story.

Also, kicking people when they're down isn't something new or special or unique to SM. It's been part of human nature since the dawn of fucking time.