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I'm normally one to see both sides in a situation like this, but this one struck me differently. YouTube appears scared of extremists. They claim to fear a ant
by joshdover 7y ago
I'm normally one to see both sides in a situation like this, but this one struck me differently.
YouTube appears scared of extremists. They claim to fear a anti-conservative bias. If by policing blatant bigotry and hate makes you anti-conservative, there may be an issue with conservatism, not your policy.
If mainstream conservatives have gotten to the point where they'd defend blatant bigotry, disrespect, and just down right hateful behavior, and we yield to them, we need a reality check. This type of behavior does not make our society any better, promote a discussion, or spread any kind of well-being.
The same behavior would not be tolerated in many of the community spaces we share: schools, churches, theaters, restaurants. Why do we allow such things online? Why do we allow women to be harassed endlessly with death rape threats on Twitter but not in person? I do not understand. To mistake poor cyber behavior as less important and less influential on our culture may be the gravest mistake we keep making.
There's a good faith, honest, and respectful way to have differing opinions and discuss important topics. But this isn't it, and it's not ambiguous. If we want a world where goodness prevails, we have to stop being scared and start making choices.
- rangerpolitic 7y agoThis is a non-starter until hate is unambiguously defined.
- ahelwer 7y agoUnambiguous definitions do not exist outside of mathematics. Furthermore, modern fascist communication strategies rely on existing within this ambiguity.
- rangerpolitic 7y agoWhat constitutes hate? Should people be permitted to use the word "marijuana" on YouTube? See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igtLqhX4BCA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igtLqhX4BCA Should people be permitted to use the "okay" gesture in videos? See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwJgr-4j14E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwJgr-4j14E Should people be permitted to use a swastika in videos? See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#Contemporary_use https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#Contemporary_use It seems the fascists are already taking advantage of the ambiguity.