I was banned from / r / e u r o p e for writing something critical of the immigration policy. It was quickly the top comment with at nearly 200 and it was gilded. In a message from the moderators it was said that the reason is that I had written "hate speech" about "white genocide."

The astonishing thing about it is that I write in an extremely moderate tone. Even here on TRP I tend to be pretty moderate and over there I clean it up tremendously. There was nothing hateful in what I said, at any point. The mere act of criticizing political correctness was sufficient for it to be deemed hate speech.

If anyone is interested, I've pasted below the comment which got me banned from / r / e u r o p e :

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What is happening in Germany, in my opinion, is a manifestation of a larger culture shift in the West which has been occurring gradually over years. I think we are in a crux of seeing whether this culture shift will continue in the same direction, or not.

When I was younger I identified as left-leaning, politically, so it annoys me when people use the term "leftist" as an insult. But in this case I think it is somewhat relevant. Leftism, identity politics, political correctness, social justice, and the idea that designated "victim" status means that some people are just more "equal" than others. (for full clarification I don't think of myself as 'right' or 'left', i think the political spectrum is kind of artificial). This same thing is happening in other parts of the Western world but it is being expressed in various ways. I'm not a conservative, or a reactionary, or a racist, or anti-immigration, or Islamophobic, or any slur that is used by the left to shame and silence dissenting voices. I consider myself a reasonable person who goes by the facts, and I've studied political issues like this nearly every day of my adult life. And I remember that in EVERY single thread about the immigration crisis in Europe, there were people who, confronted with the idea that Europeans might become a minority in their own country, said "What's wrong with that? Cultures change." Another type of person suggested that Europeans deserve this, because of political events of centuries past. Mind you I'm not saying everyone believes this - but a critical mass of people DID believe this that it says something about where the median of our culture is currently sitting.

I think there's something fundamentally wrong when a people see nothing worth protecting in their own culture. That so many Europeans said "Yes it's okay if we are the minority and Arabs/Africans are the majority of Europe because we will adapt to their culture." For me this reveals that something is out of balance.

This feeling that Germans have I think is a result of the fact that this "leftism," and I really hate using the word but I think you will understand what I mean, has reached a critical mass of popularity that now it's taken the reins in government. And we are starting to see what it means. Especially Germans.

And especially Swedes. And I found there something kind of poetic, or ironic, or some such word, about the fact that right after I discovered that Norway is holding "please don't rape us" classes and Sweden is admitting known ISIS agents and giving them free apartments and preferential job placement, the next day I read how every teenager in Sweden will be given a book about the importance of feminism.

I'm not against feminism. But as the OP of this post explains, we are so feminist until Muslims hurt women and then we forget all about or feminism. I know that this is an unpopular opinion but I think very often that our left-leaning "isms" are just insincere ideological hobbies. I saw more outrage from feminists about men sitting comfortably on busses then Muslim girls in Europe being murdered by their own families, or otherwise deprive them of our human rights. But a leftist can't criticize Muslims - they're on the new leftist "victim" ladder maybe even higher than women.

With such obscene hypocrisy becoming the norm, what exactly is our priority here? We misremember history in a way to remember Western as bad an Non-western as good because this aligns with the new politically accepted version of reality. We can't talk about the millions of Europeans who were enslaved by Muslim countries. We can't talk about the role that the Ottoman turks, after centuries of domination, played in influencing the politics of the Middle Eastern world. We can't talk about the number of times that it says in the Koran that murder gets you into heaven. We have to say that all religions are the same, their behavior is the same, and Christians care about suicide bombings just as much as Muslims - even though any person with eyes can see that they don't. We can only remember what we did wrong - they are beyond reproach. I'm not suggesting that imperialism didn't occur - but I am stating, loud and clear, that I feel uncomfortable mentioning these facts because I know I will be met with hostility for knowing them. I'll be insulted, probably called a racist, and maybe called a nazi, for knowing truths.

When a certain culture is hostile to facts, what does that say about it ?

I have seen a lot of threads where the morally righteous pro-immigration leftists will just call any person stupid or ignorant or racist who even questions the wisdom of open borders. I cannot believe my eyes that I see this kind of thing is even real. But this is a new normal. "Progressive" is no longer what it used to mean, and "progressives" no longer use facts or believe in human equality or equal treatment under the law.

Imagine that - we're at a point where believing people ought to be treated equally under the law is a controversial belief. This isn't what "liberal" used to mean.

We went from the culture of "I may not agree with what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it," to the culture of "if someone from the officially designated PC special groups threatens to murder you for exercising your basic human right to free expression, then "free speech has consequences."

Socially speaking (not economically) I think our pendulum is swinging so far to the left that absurd elements of imbalance are becoming more and more visible.

I hope that these events will cause a culture shift not towards conservatism, but towards reason. That we can make decisions not based on ideology, but based on what is best for our societies. I saw lot of Europeans during this crisis who genuinely seemed not to believe that what was best for their society was all that important, as long as they stuck to their ideology.

That is troubling. Progressive, egalitarian, wealthy societies are a historical rarity and we have no reason to assume their institutions are invincible. Why is it racist to say that there are circumstances conducive to the health of such societies, and circumstances which erode might erode the institutions that make those societies such desirable places to live?

I understand that this is a divisive issue and unfortunately / r / e u r o p e has fallen into that sad habit of downvoting dissenting opinions. I'm not against anyone. I'm just trying to keep an open mind and observing what I see as best I can. I invite other people to share their perspective.

I have only respect for the German people (since this thread was about Germany) and while I am just another anonymous observer, I hope to see them finding a new equilibrium, which is both humanitarian but takes the well-being and beliefs of the German people into account when formulating their policy. Oh, and happy new years :)