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I think it was a charismatic figure convincing others that they are victims in most cases. That is not the whole truth of course, but far more accurate than sa
by raxxorrax 6y ago
I think it was a charismatic figure convincing others that they are victims in most cases.
That is not the whole truth of course, but far more accurate than saying the freedom of expression hurts minorities and leads to genocide. That is some class-A bullshit and revisionist of history.
On the contrary, restricting people from stating their opinion reinforces their believe that the world is conspiring against them. You need to have some trust issue to come up with ideas like that.
Flat earthers are only a problem to themselves so I don't understand your fascination with that group.
The free market of ideas has produced the most free societies. Not just in history, it can be also be seen today.
> They are biased
That is true for nobody or everybody. In both cases it wouldn't matter, would it?
- jfengel 6y agoFlat earthers may only be a problem of themselves, but climate denialists, anti-vaxxers, and creationists are not. (Creationists are constantly fighting to have theology taught as science, and even today biology textbooks isolate and underplay evolution to avoid offending them.) As you say, they all respond to attempts to restrict their falsehoods play into the paranoid narrative. But sunlight doesn't disinfect it, either. They've set themselves a very attractive head-I-win-tails-you lose scenario, making them impossible to stamp out or even mitigate the damage.