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I feel like this post doesn't address the real risk that comes with suppression. What if we lived in a very different society, where basic ethical views were fa
by caturopath 6y ago
I feel like this post doesn't address the real risk that comes with suppression. What if we lived in a very different society, where basic ethical views were far outside prevailing norms? Is there a case for choosing discrimination as the newly banned form of speech other than the fact that egalitarianism is a key value in our society today--what is it?
I don't know much about Parler - it sounds like the key people there were real assholes and possibly criminals. There are any number of reasons that might apply for getting rid of it. Parler might not be the limiting case that decides our rule.
- 0x426577617265 6y agoAren't basic ethical views and societal norms the same thing?
- austincheney 6y agoNo. Ethics refers to rules and their practical application. Such rules can exist for any number of regulatory concerns and often define social norms given time.
- 0x426577617265 6y agoThanks. I've always just assumed if the masses of a society think something is unacceptable, then going against that norm would be considered unethical.
- caturopath 6y agoThat's one reasonable perspective to take, but most people don't share it -- most of us think that something can be popular and bad.