r/southafrica • u/Beyond_the_one The opposite of efficiency, which is to say, justice • 28d ago

Mod Post Xenophobic riots, discussions, etc.

We have noted the uptick of posts on the sub from various different political view points on the increase of xenophobia riots being perpetuated in South Africa.

To quell this situation on sub, I am highlighting our rules, once again:

Rule 1: Attack ideas, not people

Argue hard, disagree sharply, criticise politicians and bad ideas freely. Don't attack people for who they are: race, ethnicity, language, religion, gender, sexuality, or nationality. Apartheid is not defensible here.

Serves Principles 4 (post-apartheid community), 5 (frustration welcome, dehumanisation not), and 6 (good faith is the price of entry).

What this rule covers

This is the rule that does the most work on the sub. It draws one line: between attacking what someone thinks, does, or stands for, and attacking who they are. The first is welcome. The second is not.

What falls on the prohibited side:

  • Slurs and dehumanising language directed at any group
  • Hate speech: content that promotes discrimination, violence, or prejudice based on race, ethnicity, language, religion, gender, sexuality, nationality, or origin
  • Apartheid denialism, apologism, or "it wasn't all bad" framings
  • Denial or apologism for other genocides and crimes against humanity
  • Xenophobia, including the framing that any human being is "illegal"
  • Coded bigotry and dog-whistles: language designed to communicate prejudice while maintaining deniability
  • Personal attacks on other users that go to who they are rather than what they've said
  • Pile-ons and harassment, including targeted vote-following

https://www.reddit.com/r/southafrica/wiki/rules/

Break this rule and you will be banned.

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u/southafrica-ModTeam The Expropriator 26d ago

Your {content type} was removed under Rule 2 for posting content that is false, misleading, or from a known unreliable source. r/southafrica expects honest engagement with information: don't post things you know are false, and don't link to fake-news, propaganda, or deliberately misleading sources.

The full rule is in the wiki.

If you can rephrase, source from a credible publication, or correct the content, you're welcome to repost. If you think this removal was a mistake, see the appeals process.