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OP said simply this: > Treat others with respect. I guess you're implying that you disagree and that you should be a dick to everyone else?
by thebokehwokeh2 9y ago
OP said simply this:
> Treat others with respect.
I guess you're implying that you disagree and that you should be a dick to everyone else?
- Slansitartop 9y ago> OP said simply this: >> Treat others with respect. No, the OP's comment was much longer than four words, and part of it implied that if you're not PC then you're a jerk. It's a lot easier to see the problem with the OPs comment if you think about what it means to be good, and how the definition of "being good" can vary so much between people. If you want to talk with people about what being PC really is, you have to use fewer vague, high-level abstractions like "jerk" and "respect" and more concrete examples.
- s73v3r_ 9y agoWrong. I simply said that a large part of "being PC" is not being a jerk to others.
- dang 9y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16443737 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16443737
- atlantic 9y agoNo, I'm saying that, in relation to any given topic, there are many acceptable viewpoints, and that you can't just shut down the discussion and outlaw the expression of opinions which differ from your own. And that's what PC is: we're the nice guys; anyone who disagrees with us is engaging in hate speech; so let's just gag them and send them to Antarctica. PC is essentially totalitarian. One point of view, no arguments.