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But no one is being forcibly shut down here. The debate is happening. It occurs. But then someone makes a comment like above: “is all this debate really necess
by aspaceman 6y ago
But no one is being forcibly shut down here.
The debate is happening. It occurs. But then someone makes a comment like above: “is all this debate really necessary?” and the response is “this is censorship”.
I would agree that some viewpoints are silenced in public contexts. But insofar as this conversation, I don’t see anyone being cancelled or shut down for an opinion. That just seems like a defensive reaction to me.
- xvector 6y ago> But no one is being forcibly shut down here But they are. If you are skeptical of the claims in the article, then apparently you have taken a “depressing” (incorrect/intolerant) stance.
- heavyset_go 6y agoSounds like you're upset that people are allowed to have opinions about your opinions, which would be pretty ironic.
- JacobSuperslav 6y agopeople get very defensive when others say their opinion isn't valid.
- enumjorge 6y agoDescribing a stance as “depressing” seems like a ridiculously low bar for something to count as a forcible shut down.
- arolihas 6y agoThat’s not what being forcibly shut down means. Somebody disagreeing with you isn’t oppression.
- RestlessMind 6y ago> But insofar as this conversation, I don’t see anyone being cancelled or shut down for an opinion Because this conversation allows me to be anonymous. I simply don't dare expressing my thoughts with my real identity attached. Who knows whether I will get cancelled or fired. The people working on suppression of certain viewpoints have hurt themselves in the long run. Now I am seeing candid discussions happening only in small trusted circles or on anonymous forums. That can be another reason why we saw embarrassing polling errors in 2016/2020 - openly supporting Trump can be a very risky move for someone.