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It's a self censoring in western. It's anti-intellect. It happened and is happening in China. The result is a small group shuts up everyone. They could tag e
by sniperliu 6y ago
It's a self censoring in western.
It's anti-intellect.
It happened and is happening in China.
The result is a small group shuts up everyone. They could tag everything they don't like and stop using it, e.g. winnie.
Please don't let it happen.
- azinman2 6y agoIt's being sensitive to how words can undermine entire classes of people. Growing up kids used to say "that's so gay" all the time in school. Did they literally mean a shoe was homosexual? No, but they're using a sexuality in a bad or derogatory sense. And that sucks and is wrong, and being gay, it was offensive and destructive to hear. Luckily people eventually shifted away from it with some awareness. This isn't the same thing as a government censoring opposition or 'insults' to the dear leader.
- sniperliu 6y agoself censoring is even worse. What is happing in west now seems to me that some people don't allow others to talk with tags like racism etc, they punish others with losing job, internet bulling etc. That's really scary!! In long run, you lost the freedom!
- sniperliu 6y agoRephrase it a bit. Don't use moral or ethics to replace law. Otherwise you are using thought police to replace police.