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Calling someone a harasser is not lynching, quotation marks or otherwise. Notably, having a discussion in a forum allows you to say, "Ah, thanks, I was wrong."

by geofft 7y ago

Calling someone a harasser is not lynching, quotation marks or otherwise. Notably, having a discussion in a forum allows you to say, "Ah, thanks, I was wrong." Lynching does not.

nsajko 7y ago
Imagine if a bunch of people on a public forum (with posts upvoted to a high place) called you a harasser. Would it still not be lynching?
- geofft 7y ago
  It would still not be lynching, no. For example, I would be alive. What use is free speech if I only grant it to people who agree with me?
  - nsajko 7y ago
    It is not literal lynching (as in throwing stones at a person), but I am not the first to use the word in that manner. Substitute lynching for character assassination, if you will.
  - cf498 7y ago
    There is a difference between free speech and character assassination, even in the US.