Yup, that’s me, sort of. I consider myself libertarian and hoped Lemmy would be a free speech bastion (within reason, I respect healthy moderation, but any topic should be fair game for those who are considerate and constructive). But Lemmy.ml really doesn’t like constructive criticism of China or Russia, and that’s just not okay with me.
So that’s why I’m here. I’m fine abiding by the rules of this instance, and generally speaking I don’t have issues expressing well-sourced arguments that may be a bit unpopular. I get a bunch of downvotes if that opinion is unpopular (even if well-supported by empirical evidence), but I haven’t been banned for it. I did get banned from lemmy.ml/c/privacy for posting a well-sourced argument that Russia may not be the most privacy-friendly country in the world.