this post was submitted on 17 Jul 2023
30 points (84.1% liked)
Controversial - the place to discuss controversial topics
430 readers
5 users here now
Controversial - the community to discuss controversial topics.
Challenge others opinions and be challenged on your own.
This is not a safe space nor an echo-chamber, you come here to discuss in a civilized way, no flaming, no insults!
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, "trust me bro" is not a valid argument.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Not controversial with politically literate people, but bigots, fascists, racists, homophobes, transphobes, etc., shouldn't get a platform to spew their shit. Public or private, doesn't matter. And any effort by them to acquire one needs to be put down.
It shocked me when my friends pushed back when I explained why Rogan shouldn't have those people on his show with a freeze peach argument. Those people deserve nothing but a sock full of batteries.
I disagree with, and despise people who spew hate speech and other bigoted bs...but I also don't believe in using violence against anyone merely because I disagree with their words. I think most reasonable people could perceive how that might become a "slippery slope".
It might, but at this point the kid gloves have to come off. We're coming ever closer to climate catastrophe, and we get nothing but platitudes and half measures. Wages are nowhere near to liveable, and we get nothing but a boot to the face. Hateful bigots have free roam to spew their shit in the streets, internet, radio and print, and now they run the government and spew their shit with no consequences and we get their hatespeech converted to policy.
Taking the high road is a losing strategy.
Ahh, yes. The hallmark of the supposedly "politically literate". Wanting to physically beat everyone who doesn't agree. Truly the most enlightened of stances.
It is definitely a hallmark of the politically illiterate to be completely unaware of the paradox of tolerance.
Do you understand that there's space between "aware of the paradox of tolerance" and "sock full of batteries"?
One need not agree with every piece of garbage they're aware of
"doesn't agree" here meaning "is trying to strip minorities of their rights". Just a little intolerance should be tolerated.
Edit: I read some of their comment history, don't bother engaging them. Full mask off shit. Favorite quote: "I don't give a singular fuck about voting rights."
I guess the I have no reason to be tolerant of you since you're trying to strip people of their rights.
What rights. To say slurs and call for people to be executed?
Walk off a cliff, fash.
Please stay respectful, even if you disagree.
Go fuck yourself, troll