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Please explain what human rights have to do with anything in this thread. As another commenter pointed out, there is no human right to post racist bullshit on
by sighwhatnow 9y ago
Please explain what human rights have to do with anything in this thread.
As another commenter pointed out, there is no human right to post racist bullshit on a privately run online forum.
- KGIII 9y agoI don't think you actually read what I said. Please do so. You will note that I point out that no rights are violated and even provide an alternative. You asked a question, I gave you the answer. Please, really, read all the words and what I write, not what you think I write. Start from the top post, as all my replies are contextual.
- sighwhatnow 9y agoI read what you wrote, and I read the whole thread, and the context. You brought up human rights in the context of this discussion more than once, what else are we supposed to take from that, than that you think 'human rights' are remotely relevant to the topic of banning nazis from reddit, which they aren't.
- KGIII 9y agoWhat happens when there is no place left for the deplorable? The 'net was meant to work around censorship. Look at what it has become. Reddit is just another brick in the wall. They can do this. Indeed, perhaps they should. But should we cheer it on? What happens when there are no reasonable means left for the deplorable to speak? What happens when censorship isn't fraught, when empathy is eschewed, when due process is forgotten? Those are not Reddit's responsibilities. They are our responsibilities, as a society. It is very much a human rights issue, but not Reddit's sole responsibility. Right now, registrars refuse to even host domain names. I'm not saying these are good people. Quite the opposite, really. Cheer the censorship on, it is your right. I'll stand up for your rights too.