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We're on the cusp of, or sliding down into, a long and intense reckoning for our public figures and elected officials vis a vis Harm. Think of all the things t
by CptFribble 8y ago
We're on the cusp of, or sliding down into, a long and intense reckoning for our public figures and elected officials vis a vis Harm.
Think of all the things that were done to women, minorities, etc throughout history, and how difficult it's been for them to have a voice before the internet. Imagine if the black community in the 1950s-60s had smartphones and Twitter. Would the newspapers of the time be decrying the "shame" mobs as truth was inevitably spoken to power?
Yes, categorizing someone as 'bad' or 'defective' in an effort to induce change is counterproductive, as another commenter said. So too, actions from 10-20+ years may not be relevant.
But when historically oppressed people get a national platform, if you aren't one of the oppressed, you may not like what they have to say.
- kkarakk 8y agonow you're equating WILDLY different things, a minority being oppressed is different from say - donglegate. remember that? two dudes fired for making a joke about dongles and penises because some "woke" woman overheard and tweeted about it? now imagine one of those guys changed and became a true feminist champion. the internet mob of today wouldn't let him do anything related to feminism because of his past
- watwut 8y agoAfaik, all involved people were fired.
- pjc50 8y ago> Would the newspapers of the time be decrying the "shame" mobs as truth was inevitably spoken to power? They absolutely did. This was what MLK's famous complaint about the "white moderate" was about in Letter from a Birmingham Jail.