I support the right for you to have your own opinion. You should support my right to have my own, too. In this circumstance though it feels like a knee-jerk rea

I support the right for you to have your own opinion. You should support my right to have my own, too. In this circumstance though it feels like a knee-jerk reaction without citation or factual evidence supporting your strong opposition. The reality is the reason why people commit crimes, including violent ones such as murder, is a deeply complex subject that has the full time focus of many highly educated people. A simple one-liner attributing extremism to a specific site you find distasteful isn't constructive IMO. Here's a quick primer on the history of crime and criminal psychology walking through the various phases of understanding why people commit criminal or violent acts. https://law.jrank.org/pages/12004/Causes-Crime.html https://law.jrank.org/pages/12004/Causes-Crime.html Favorite execrpt from link above: > Children who are neglected or abused commit substantially more crimes later in life than others. (© Roy Morsch/Corbis) I have an absolutism posture on free speech. Everyone should say whatever they want without fear or retribution. This includes offensive speech. If this incites violence, so be it. Why not invest in mental health care instead of suppression of speech? The history of mental health care in the USA is abysmal. https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.11.3.7 https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.11.3.... My personal opinion is that positions such as your own can also be characterized as radical.