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The reactionaries on the side I lean to have mostly settled down, but the reactionaries to the reactionaries are still primed to explode. One can't even gently

The reactionaries on the side I lean to have mostly settled down, but the reactionaries to the reactionaries are still primed to explode. One can't even gently suggest that a person's words, probably said with good intentions, support an -ism or -phobia without getting a tirade about censorship in response, and an accusation of being a "social justice warrior."

hyperdunc 10y ago
Such tirades are a necessary correction to the insanity that "social justice" has become. Once the influence of these so -called warriors declines then hopefully the discourse will settle down.
- RileyKyeden 10y ago
  On my side, it calmed down because people criticized call-out culture.[1] How does one criticize reflexive fury toward social justice activism without being lumped in with the "warriors"? [1] For example: http://everydayfeminism.com/2016/05/call-out-accountability/ http://everydayfeminism.com/2016/05/call-out-accountability/
  - hyperdunc 10y ago
    We can remind people that there are "sides within sides" and that we should allow people's positions to change.
- rhapsodic 10y ago
  > Such tirades are a necessary correction to the insanity that "social justice" has become. Once the influence of these so -called warriors declines then hopefully the discourse will settle down. Well put. I think the only thing that will curb their ambitions to become the thought/speech/culture dictators of the world will to use all of their own tactics against them, in spades. They might not be so eager to destroy the lives and careers of others if it incurs the risk of having their own lives and careers destroyed.
int_19h 10y ago
Thing is, accusation of some -ism or -phobia can easily blow up. You may not have that intention in mind, but in the age of social media, such things can be very hard to contain, especially once the Internet mob forms. And consequences can be pretty severe (say, losing one's job). So, while any particular interaction might not involve this directly, it's always something that's part of the picture.

hyperdunc 10y ago

Such tirades are a necessary correction to the insanity that "social justice" has become. Once the influence of these so -called warriors declines then hopefully the discourse will settle down.

RileyKyeden 10y ago
On my side, it calmed down because people criticized call-out culture.[1] How does one criticize reflexive fury toward social justice activism without being lumped in with the "warriors"? [1] For example: http://everydayfeminism.com/2016/05/call-out-accountability/ http://everydayfeminism.com/2016/05/call-out-accountability/
- hyperdunc 10y ago
  We can remind people that there are "sides within sides" and that we should allow people's positions to change.
rhapsodic 10y ago
> Such tirades are a necessary correction to the insanity that "social justice" has become. Once the influence of these so -called warriors declines then hopefully the discourse will settle down. Well put. I think the only thing that will curb their ambitions to become the thought/speech/culture dictators of the world will to use all of their own tactics against them, in spades. They might not be so eager to destroy the lives and careers of others if it incurs the risk of having their own lives and careers destroyed.

int_19h 10y ago

Thing is, accusation of some -ism or -phobia can easily blow up. You may not have that intention in mind, but in the age of social media, such things can be very hard to contain, especially once the Internet mob forms. And consequences can be pretty severe (say, losing one's job). So, while any particular interaction might not involve this directly, it's always something that's part of the picture.