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> Is it possible to bring fringe groups back into the fold of peaceful civil discourse It's not really "fringe" groups that are the issue here; it's "extreme"
by zimpenfish 6y ago
> Is it possible to bring fringe groups back into the fold of peaceful civil discourse
It's not really "fringe" groups that are the issue here; it's "extreme" groups - no-one is calling for the flat earthers to be deplatformed, for example.
> Does censorship, even if justified, fuel anger and distrust
Probably but I'd guess only among the people who are already inclined that way already.
> the population must always have their speech regulated
If you put "some of" after "have", it's the situation we already have.
- wolco5 6y agoI believe deplatforming of flat earthers is already happening. Anyone who holds that position is not allowed on television and not allowed to run national tv ads and wouldn't be allowed to teach.
- zimpenfish 6y agoHere's Mark Sargent (King of Flat Earth) on reasonably high profile UK TV show less than a year ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wClJlarfyhE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wClJlarfyhE