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That slogan specifically promotes this: https://twitter.com/KunkleFredrick/status/1298344285079838720 https://twitter.com/KunkleFredrick/status/129834428507983

That slogan specifically promotes this: https://twitter.com/KunkleFredrick/status/1298344285079838720 https://twitter.com/KunkleFredrick/status/129834428507983872... and this https://twitter.com/rawsmedia/status/1298055028213678082 https://twitter.com/rawsmedia/status/1298055028213678082 It's not just a slogan. That is the actual end result of such an ideology. Silence is not Violence. Silence is the opposite of violence. Silences is stopping, thinking, looking at all the evidence, carefully evaluating and coming up with a sound decision. This slogan says: "Be outraged immediately without knowing any real facts about the situation" It's literally DoubleSpeak. You are literally, right now, using DoubleThink.

joshuamorton 6y ago
> This slogan says: "Be outraged immediately without knowing any real facts about the situation" That doesn't follow. But even if it did, it takes a special type of willful ignorance to be unaware of police violence at this point. And yes, willful ignorance is intentional support of the status quo.
mountainboot 6y ago
Silence is not the opposite of violence. Peace is the opposite of violence. I interpret the quote "silence is violence" to mean by not speaking out against violence, you implicitly support or contribute to it. People may disagree if this is true, but it certainly doesn't feel Orwellian.
cycomanic 6y ago
In Germany instead of the "silence is violence" slogan people often use the famous Niemöller quote/poem but I have always understand the slogan to express the same sentiment. First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

joshuamorton 6y ago

> This slogan says: "Be outraged immediately without knowing any real facts about the situation" That doesn't follow. But even if it did, it takes a special type of willful ignorance to be unaware of police violence at this point. And yes, willful ignorance is intentional support of the status quo.

mountainboot 6y ago

Silence is not the opposite of violence. Peace is the opposite of violence. I interpret the quote "silence is violence" to mean by not speaking out against violence, you implicitly support or contribute to it. People may disagree if this is true, but it certainly doesn't feel Orwellian.

cycomanic 6y ago

In Germany instead of the "silence is violence" slogan people often use the famous Niemöller quote/poem but I have always understand the slogan to express the same sentiment. First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.