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I'm not GP, but your straw man is just as disappointing. - Nobody here is saying trump supporters are fascists. - Nobody here is even saying that the_donald s

I'm not GP, but your straw man is just as disappointing. - Nobody here is saying trump supporters are fascists. - Nobody here is even saying that the_donald subreddit represents all of Trump supporters. So why are you playing that card? GP is talking about the effectiveness of the deplatforming of hate speech in context to a subreddit that has been reported as inciting violence. The same subreddit that supported the Charlottesville Unite the Right rally that resulted in a Neo-Nazi murdering Heather Heyer. Whether or not you think that extends to all Trump supporters, and are disappointed by that, is your own inference. Don't attack GP because of it though.

AnimalMuppet 7y ago
Literally the next comment (at the time I read this, by asdfgasd) literally begins with "Trump supporters are fascists". It's flagged and dead, but it's there (if you have showdead turned on).
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- bduerst 7y ago
  asdfgasd is not the GP, who the commenter before me is propping up a straw man against and attacking. They commenter before me is the one talking about all of trump supporters being facist before asdfgasd even commented, so how is what you are saying relevant?
  - AnimalMuppet 7y ago
    You said "Nobody here is saying trump supporters are fascists." I supplied a counterexample. That's how it's relevant.
    - bduerst 7y ago
      Nobody was saying it until the person I responded to did. What you provided isn't a counterexample.
DaniloDias 7y ago
>>Nobody here is even saying that the_donald subreddit represents all of Trump supporters. So why are you playing that card? Because of the following comments: >>“On the contrary. Deplatforming fascism works[1]. This removes a small number of tools that they use to recruit. It is step in the right direction.” I regret engaging in this discussion. I guess it’s time to give up on trying to understand each other’s point of view, because disagreement is currently seen as a personal attack on HN.

AnimalMuppet 7y ago

Literally the next comment (at the time I read this, by asdfgasd) literally begins with "Trump supporters are fascists". It's flagged and dead, but it's there (if you have showdead turned on).

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bduerst 7y ago
asdfgasd is not the GP, who the commenter before me is propping up a straw man against and attacking. They commenter before me is the one talking about all of trump supporters being facist before asdfgasd even commented, so how is what you are saying relevant?
- AnimalMuppet 7y ago
  You said "Nobody here is saying trump supporters are fascists." I supplied a counterexample. That's how it's relevant.
  - bduerst 7y ago
    Nobody was saying it until the person I responded to did. What you provided isn't a counterexample.

DaniloDias 7y ago

>>Nobody here is even saying that the_donald subreddit represents all of Trump supporters. So why are you playing that card? Because of the following comments: >>“On the contrary. Deplatforming fascism works[1]. This removes a small number of tools that they use to recruit. It is step in the right direction.” I regret engaging in this discussion. I guess it’s time to give up on trying to understand each other’s point of view, because disagreement is currently seen as a personal attack on HN.