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So you are arguing that people should be punished for thought crimes? You most certainly can draw a line between actions and views, and fortunately most laws d
by depressedpanda 7y ago
So you are arguing that people should be punished for thought crimes?
You most certainly can draw a line between actions and views, and fortunately most laws do.
- DagAgren 7y agoNo, I am arguing that everyone can and should do all they can to condemn hatred. That regular people should make sure there are consequences for being a hateful bigot. And that people should not get tricked by "both-sides" bullshit, or empty appeals to "freedom of speech". Don't be friends with a racist. Make sure they understand their views are not acceptable. Do your part today.
- depressedpanda 7y agoThat does not at all seem like the constructive thing to do. Generally speaking, ostracizing groups of people for their beliefs leads to further polarization, and more extreme views. In my experience, people are seldom racist for the sake of being hateful. Rather than applying an arbitrary label to someone so that you can lazily dismiss them as evil (which is just as bigoted as the bigotry you claim to oppose), it's better to find the underlying cause of the apparent racism, and addressing that concretely instead.
- DagAgren 7y agoWhy are you assuming that one excludes the other?