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The only problem after this is somebody who gets criticized then pulls the race/ethnic/religion card and suddenly we're all supposed to then set our sights on r

The only problem after this is somebody who gets criticized then pulls the race/ethnic/religion card and suddenly we're all supposed to then set our sights on ruining the life a person being critical, for whatever reason, subjectively insulting or not. Then again who would EVER hide behind their so called protected class, play victim to hurt others. Oh wait, It only happens every day. We even see it on here. Mods have a hard job, BUT they also are subjective when it comes to who they claim is ranting off topic vs those making profound points. The founding fathers knew all of this quite well, which is why we have "Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech" Private companies can do all they want to make a safe space, but then we usher in the era of the whirlpool of 'hurt feelings' == physical violence. Which really just weakens people, it robs them of their own capability. And as a result of this safe spaces are really just illusions. By trying to cleanse they actually become impure. Oh well. I'll be for whatever platform supplants the draconian ones. It will be the selling points.

DanBC 10y ago
> but then we usher in the era of the whirlpool of 'hurt feelings' == physical violence Give me your work email address and I'll send you 800 death threats, including pictures of your family and where they work / go to school, and pictures of you arriving at or leaving your workplace, and then you can talk about whether the discussion is actually about "hurt feelings = violence", or if it's actually about the profound impact on your life some pathologic arsehole can have. Since you mention US constitution: this concept -- that actions can cause harm even if they don't include physically hitting you -- has been written into US law, and has resisted first amendment challenges. > I'll be for whatever platform supplants the draconian ones. Yet you're still here, a place that (you said) is even more restrictive than twitter?

DanBC 10y ago

> but then we usher in the era of the whirlpool of 'hurt feelings' == physical violence Give me your work email address and I'll send you 800 death threats, including pictures of your family and where they work / go to school, and pictures of you arriving at or leaving your workplace, and then you can talk about whether the discussion is actually about "hurt feelings = violence", or if it's actually about the profound impact on your life some pathologic arsehole can have. Since you mention US constitution: this concept -- that actions can cause harm even if they don't include physically hitting you -- has been written into US law, and has resisted first amendment challenges. > I'll be for whatever platform supplants the draconian ones. Yet you're still here, a place that (you said) is even more restrictive than twitter?