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It's not realistically possible to challenge them. If you do, you'll be brigaded for weeks (hopefully just online). And a lot of it is not exposed to anybody ch
by anarazel 8y ago
It's not realistically possible to challenge them. If you do, you'll be brigaded for weeks (hopefully just online). And a lot of it is not exposed to anybody challenging their views, but largely just to people at least vulnerable to their views. Look at the twitter feed of journos, especially female jewish ones, that have tried to report anywhere close to something in that area.
De-platforming by very central actors (In order of my currently perceived descending danger: tld operators, credit card companies, payment processors, end-user dns registries, hosting platforms) is dangerous, but so is just letting entities like gab, the daily stormer etc continue largely unchallenged.
- Zuider 8y agoI challenge them all the time. I think it is a moral duty to monitor them and push back against them. Anonymously, of course, because I don't want one of them turning up at my front door with a chainsaw. In my experience, they are like the proverbial paper tiger, a lot more fragile in the face of pressure than you think, and they do fold. You will also find that there is a silent majority which also despises them. They are aware of this and it frightens them.