> There are some ignorant thoughts that have entirely fallen out of the collective consciousness (in terms of serious belief, not abstract discussion of the pas

> There are some ignorant thoughts that have entirely fallen out of the collective consciousness (in terms of serious belief, not abstract discussion of the past). There are many more that need to. After decades of denazification and tabooisation of national socialism and anything related, we still have a shocking proportion of Nazis in Germany. Openly self-identified Nazis, only a fraction of a percent, but people who agree with statements like "A strong leader (Führer) would be better than democracy" or "Jews are foreign bodies in the German people" - 15-20% according to some studies. And it's not talked about much, but in my opinion we have a bigger problem with right wing terrorism than with islamic terrorism here. In the US, it is similar. Decades after the civil rights movement and Martin Luther King, rampant racism again, people flying the confederate flag, white people killing black people. What do I want to say with that? People often wish back the past few decades, before social media, which seemed more "civilized". I honestly think now, no, people were not more civilized, we just kept a tighter lid on what people thought. I don't want to hear the racists, bigots, sexists either... but just silencing them does not seem to actually change peoples minds. And also (I say this as a left-wing/liberal), I myself want to have a space where I can just say what the fuck I want, without consequences. "It is not my revolution" if I can't say idiotic things in private. (Edit: And of course, you are right, and I agree with your comment. Please don't view this as a refutation, but as a second-order correction :-))