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Another problem is the term 'harm' (just like 'freedom of speech') has also been poisoned by those on the left who would have you believe words are more dangero
by throwaway45349 6y ago
Another problem is the term 'harm' (just like 'freedom of speech') has also been poisoned by those on the left who would have you believe words are more dangerous than actual violence.
When actual discussions and conversations cannot take place under the guise of pretend harm, real violence happens.
I do wholeheartedly believe the attack on the capitol is just the result of a disenfranchised part of the population who've been shit on and deplatformed for the last 4 years by the establishment (including Orange Man, FWIW).
- splistud 6y agoWell said
- throwaway45349 6y agoThank you.
- OniBait 6y agoWhat I find scary and disheartening is that people have to use throwaway accounts to even point this out.
- throwaway45349 6y agoUsing a throwaway for anything political is just safer. I can comfortably talk about this with friends or colleagues, but I wouldn't broadcast it to the whole world with my name attached.
- bitwize 6y agoIf you do not believe that words cause actual harm, then you don't know anyone who's been in an emotionally abusive relationship. There is no shortage of women with PTSD from such relationships who've spent the past four years continuously triggered because Trump acted just like an abusive boyfriend or husband, and it was difficult to avoid him on the news or on social media.
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- criddell 6y agoI wholeheartedly believe the attack on the capitol is the result of racism and hatred being spewed unchecked on Twitter and Facebook (and other smaller platforms). The loudness and accessibility of it worked to recruit susceptible people building a small group of angry people into a movement. If anything, the problem is that they weren't deplatformed early enough.