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Bash the Fash
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As many of you are already aware, u/marusama was permanently banned from reddit yesterday for making a post stating the intention of r/anarchism to continue to allow and use the term "Bash the Fash."

We at SRS see "Bash the Fash" as a general sentiment towards fascism at large, which thus does not constitute a threat against a specific actual person, and that position still holds. We are aware that "Bash the Fash" could certainly be used in some contexts as a threat or as violent rhetoric against a specific person, and we have always and will continue to moderate that. However, generalized bashing of fascism is so well substantiated as acceptable in media and culture that it is frankly surprising to see admins choose this particular hill to make their stand. We continue to hold that Fascism is an irredeemable, morally repulsive and vile worldview and is unacceptable in any culture purporting to hold "freedom" or indeed "respect for human life" as a basic value.

We strongly object to Reddit's call regarding this, and we await further clarification of how they could possibly consider this longstanding rhetoric so problematic as to require permanently banning users for it. We are not going to treat individual admin decisions as case law based on screenshots and hearsay and will continue to moderate as we have always done.

In solidarity,

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