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Freedom of speech or the “right to say anything you want” is a myth. I’m sure you view would be different if someone started tweeting hateful things towards you

by jrobn 6y ago

Freedom of speech or the “right to say anything you want” is a myth. I’m sure you view would be different if someone started tweeting hateful things towards you that incited others to take potential harmful actions, no? This is the problem with the internet. It is evolving into a platform for disseminating hate and careful crafted malicious fake “realities” and events. Our society and our brains haven’t had time to evolve to it. All good things eventual evolve into bad. Something like that.

anonymousiam 6y ago
Actually no. I'm not so fragile that I cannot bear to hear criticism or even abuse. Our younger generation has seemed to have invented some sort of new "right to not be offended." This is far more dangerous than "hate speech." I'm also quite prepared to defend myself, my family, and my property if necessary.
- Normille 6y ago
  >Our younger generation has seemed to have invented some sort of new "right to not be offended." I don't necessarily agree with the rest of your comments. But I upvoted you for this.
gnusty_gnurc 6y ago
> I’m sure you view would be different if someone started tweeting hateful things towards you that incited others to take potential harmful actions, no? Yea like BLM(the organization) saying we need to dismantle the nuclear family? I've had tons of experience with people in college (friends no less) that will casually talk like this: joke about guillotines, glorify Robespierre, etc.
- notkaiho 6y ago
  Source needed on this claim that "BLM(the organization) saying we need to dismantle the nuclear family"
  - gnusty_gnurc 6y ago
    > We disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure requirement by supporting each other as extended families and “villages” that collectively care for one another, especially our children, to the degree that mothers, parents, and children are comfortable. > We foster a queer‐affirming network. When we gather, we do so with the intention of freeing ourselves from the tight grip of heteronormative thinking, or rather, the belief that all in the world are heterosexual (unless s/he or they disclose otherwise). Even though I fit into the queer label myself, being gay, this stuff sounds incredibly fringe and extremist to me and largely orthogonal to advocating for the human dignity and equality of black people. https://blacklivesmatter.com/what-we-believe/ https://blacklivesmatter.com/what-we-believe/
    - notkaiho 6y ago
      That's not at all saying "we need to dismantle the nuclear family". It's saying "we believe that care networks can cut across current nuclear family structures to the extent everyone involved feels comfortable".

by jrobn 6y ago

anonymousiam 6y ago

Actually no. I'm not so fragile that I cannot bear to hear criticism or even abuse. Our younger generation has seemed to have invented some sort of new "right to not be offended." This is far more dangerous than "hate speech." I'm also quite prepared to defend myself, my family, and my property if necessary.

Normille 6y ago
>Our younger generation has seemed to have invented some sort of new "right to not be offended." I don't necessarily agree with the rest of your comments. But I upvoted you for this.

gnusty_gnurc 6y ago

> I’m sure you view would be different if someone started tweeting hateful things towards you that incited others to take potential harmful actions, no? Yea like BLM(the organization) saying we need to dismantle the nuclear family? I've had tons of experience with people in college (friends no less) that will casually talk like this: joke about guillotines, glorify Robespierre, etc.

notkaiho 6y ago
Source needed on this claim that "BLM(the organization) saying we need to dismantle the nuclear family"
- gnusty_gnurc 6y ago
  > We disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure requirement by supporting each other as extended families and “villages” that collectively care for one another, especially our children, to the degree that mothers, parents, and children are comfortable. > We foster a queer‐affirming network. When we gather, we do so with the intention of freeing ourselves from the tight grip of heteronormative thinking, or rather, the belief that all in the world are heterosexual (unless s/he or they disclose otherwise). Even though I fit into the queer label myself, being gay, this stuff sounds incredibly fringe and extremist to me and largely orthogonal to advocating for the human dignity and equality of black people. https://blacklivesmatter.com/what-we-believe/ https://blacklivesmatter.com/what-we-believe/
  - notkaiho 6y ago
    That's not at all saying "we need to dismantle the nuclear family". It's saying "we believe that care networks can cut across current nuclear family structures to the extent everyone involved feels comfortable".