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> Hate speech is bad only if we let it affect us. I think this is an overly simple response to a deep problem. We are all affected by what we take in, some mor
by Caspy7 8y ago
> Hate speech is bad only if we let it affect us.
I think this is an overly simple response to a deep problem. We are all affected by what we take in, some more than others (and certainly when we are attacked). Getting people to be unaffected (or less affected) is likely to prove untenable or impossible.
Putting the onus on the recipient also leaves us blaming the bullied. "Maybe if they'd had tougher skin they wouldn't have committed suicide."
- msiyer 8y agoThis is in no way a deep problem. We make it deep by using psychological mumbo-jumbo, being too politically correct, getting triggered too easily, destroying the family support system... Start taking these less seriously. Start building better functional families. You will see these problems will slowly vanish. Happy kids from happy families have extraordinary bullshit avoiding capabilities.
- Caspy7 8y agoSo when we see systematic bullying or attacks on people for their race/religion/etc, we just need to tell the recipient to chill out.
- msiyer 8y agoYes. These negative forces feed on our negative reaction. My rottweiler is barked upon rather aggressively by the street dogs whenever we go for walks. He does not care; does not even look at them. He has a happy family and he is happy. I learn a lot from him. If it is a physical assault we need to engage the legal system. If not, treat these as mind games. The opponent expects you to behave in a predictable manner. If you react violently or weakly, they win. Censorship is a weak move. It is very much possible that your opponent (possibly, a front for some government agency or a political party) expects you to want more censorship (you can guess the reasons). Words cannot ruin our religion\race. If they can, our religion\race does not deserve to exist. A religion\race that needs the crutches of censorship is a weak religion\race.
- Caspy7 8y agoSticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me - unless they lead someone to suicide. But I guess it was their own damn fault for not being thick skinned enough. Wimps. Or when a group decides to target a person for harassment and digital stalking. Lighten up grl, boys will be boys. I am not proposing a simple solution here, but your blithe dismissal of online abuse is comical and cruel.