Which we should see as an excellent radicalization and growth opportunity!
It can be exhausting explaining ourselves again and again, always met with the same accusations and assumptions born from the mythos spun by our enemies.
However, we must remember these people are people, and many people change their minds given enough information, delivered with firm respect. For every belligerent person who appears like they wouldn't change their mind for anything, there are 10 people quietly lurking who are more on-the-fence. Even those who regurgitate insults and contempt may change their mind when the stars align!
These people are not our enemies, they are victims to the greatest campaign of dishonesty in human history! It is our duty to draw out the poison and deliver the medicine!
I know many comrades here have very difficult lives and do not have the patience or energy to deal with such people. Please do not exhaust yourself interacting with liberals, and allow comrades with more energy to deal with them.
Radicalizing online is not the end-all be-all, but at this point in the psychological war for those within the Anglosphere, every victory is invaluable!!!
Is that even possible for us folks on non-custom lemmy instances? I've heard hexbear etc run their own versions of lemmy with modifications for additional features. Regardless, I don't think I can do it through my app, so I'll have to figure it out when I get back to a computer. Thanks for the heads up
If you go into your user settings you can set a screen name in addition to your @ and you can include some pronouns if you have enough characters left after entering your username into it (I think most Lemmy instances have a 25 character display name limit iirc so you should have space)
Found it, thank you!
Yep, it is. Hexbear actually does it in the display name I believe.