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> you would not call facts "bad" But we do. Any facts that cast certain religions (but not others!), or certain lifestyle choices (but not others!) in a bad li

by all2 6y ago

> you would not call facts "bad" But we do. Any facts that cast certain religions (but not others!), or certain lifestyle choices (but not others!) in a bad light are considered _____-ophobic. Bad. Facts are routinely politicized and made out to be evil. > Censorship is just admitting that you dislike the ideas but cannot argue them down with reason This is true. And this is why it is so hard to have an honest debate. Many people in the United States (perhaps elsewhere?) think with their feelings, and not facts or reason. The videos of people screaming over the top of presenters on college campuses are case-in-point. The world as a whole is marching towards the cudgel. Hate speech laws are a manifestation of this. What remains is the removal of an individual's right to defend their life. After that we have tyranny.

take_a_breath 6y ago
==The world as a whole is marching towards the cudgel. Hate speech laws are a manifestation of this. What remains is the removal of an individual's right to defend their life. After that we have tyranny.== In my view, the most powerful person in the world unilaterally shutting down companies he disagrees with is much closer to tyranny.
- all2 6y ago
  > In my view, the most powerful person in the world unilaterally shutting down companies he disagrees with is much closer to tyranny. If he succeeds, it is definitely a step in that direction.
  - _jal 6y ago
    Doesn't have to succeed. That would of course be worse, but the threat alone does a lot of work. How many media outlets are thinking twice before possibly attracting his ire?
legolas2412 6y ago
> But we do. Any facts that cast certain religions (but not others!), or certain lifestyle choices (but not others!) in a bad light are considered _____-ophobic. Bad. Facts are routinely politicized and made out to be evil. So true! People should consider why we call politically correctness that. We don't call them facts or truth, but that they can be said and not hurt "feelings".

by all2 6y ago

take_a_breath 6y ago

==The world as a whole is marching towards the cudgel. Hate speech laws are a manifestation of this. What remains is the removal of an individual's right to defend their life. After that we have tyranny.== In my view, the most powerful person in the world unilaterally shutting down companies he disagrees with is much closer to tyranny.

all2 6y ago
> In my view, the most powerful person in the world unilaterally shutting down companies he disagrees with is much closer to tyranny. If he succeeds, it is definitely a step in that direction.
- _jal 6y ago
  Doesn't have to succeed. That would of course be worse, but the threat alone does a lot of work. How many media outlets are thinking twice before possibly attracting his ire?

legolas2412 6y ago

> But we do. Any facts that cast certain religions (but not others!), or certain lifestyle choices (but not others!) in a bad light are considered _____-ophobic. Bad. Facts are routinely politicized and made out to be evil. So true! People should consider why we call politically correctness that. We don't call them facts or truth, but that they can be said and not hurt "feelings".