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There's a difference between making a glaringly preposterous claim about programmers, and buying into or participating in systematic hatred against certain grou
by haswell 6y ago
There's a difference between making a glaringly preposterous claim about programmers, and buying into or participating in systematic hatred against certain groups.
If you change your statement to "All people of color are terrible, lazy people and they can go to hell", you will rightly receive serious backlash due to the historical context, in which fundamental human rights have absolutely been denied.
Now rephrase that again to target people of Jewish descent, and it it becomes even more horrifying and closer to "denying the fundamental right to exist".
Context matters.
Are people taking some things too far? Possibly. But it's far from being a simple issue to navigate.
Edit: Please use your words, not the downvote button. I'm an open minded person and would like to understand your position if you disagree.