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Not sure if it’s the circles I move in, but it seems that the people questioning whether “the cure is worse than the disease” are the ones who are being silence
by benjaminwootton 6y ago
Not sure if it’s the circles I move in, but it seems that the people questioning whether “the cure is worse than the disease” are the ones who are being silenced.
The media coverage and social media narrative is very doom laden and fearful, so there are no shortage of places to discuss that.
Whilst the people highlighting the 99.9% survival rate unless you are very old or sick and questioning whether nuking your economy is worth it have a very socially unacceptable view.
It’s been a strange and isolating experience for me to hold a minority socially unacceptable view throughout this whole thing. I feel for minority groups much more nowadays having experienced it.
- somewhereoutth 6y agoThere is no parallel whatsoever between belonging to a minority group and having a minority opinion.
- rootusrootus 6y agoAs someone who predominantly self-identifies as progressive, on the rare occasion that I've found myself in a minority position I have been amazed at how vicious the condemnation and ridicule is. It has helped temper my own reaction when talking with other people who don't share my ideals.
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- vmception 6y agocan you disambiguify "minority socially unacceptable view" and "minority groups" are you referring to these as the same thing? like "minority group opinions" as literary synonyms or are you empathizing with power/race minority because you once held a less popular view? its not really clear here.