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This hints at the problem I have with a lot of censorship efforts. Censoring a bigot doesn't make them any less of a bigot, nor does it make them disappear. Cen
by kerkeslager 7y ago
This hints at the problem I have with a lot of censorship efforts. Censoring a bigot doesn't make them any less of a bigot, nor does it make them disappear. Censored bigots just form their own separate communities, where they're less likely to be exposed to ideas that change their minds.
Conversation is a two-way street. If we refuse to let bigots converse, we have to realize that we're also losing the ability to converse with them. A lot of people's gut reaction is, "I'm okay with not talking to bigots", but I simply can't accept that. Every progress toward reducing bigotry has been due to having a conversation about it.