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There's one thing i'd like to point out to that. But first: Yes, such posts are abhorrent and unacceptable and come from people who're very childish, emotional
by Mithaldu 10y ago
There's one thing i'd like to point out to that.
But first: Yes, such posts are abhorrent and unacceptable and come from people who're very childish, emotional and lack self control.
That said, it helps to understand where this comes from. Many of these people (particularly the one responding to 2) feel that thanks to the policies of Trump and the people he surrounds himself with, they or their friends are being indirectly already being told to die. (LGBTQ, Obamacare recipients, others)
I am not making excuses for these reprehensible tweets, but i feel it is valuable to understand where the causes for them lie.
- Karunamon 10y agoEverybody using Twitter in this manner feels themselves to be correct. ..I'm not sure what distinction you're trying to make, or how it is useful for discussion. Irrationality that ends in violence is irrationality that ends in violence.