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The thing is, Facebook is banning people who incite violence, share proven false narratives, and espouse extreme racism. If that ends up describing the entirety

The thing is, Facebook is banning people who incite violence, share proven false narratives, and espouse extreme racism. If that ends up describing the entirety of "the right", then I don't think the problem is with Facebook. I don't see anyone being banned for championing small government and lower taxes.

belorn 6y ago
One of the more significant finding when dealing with conflicts between groups is the out-group homogeneity effect. The in-group is perceived as individuals with a diverse range of opinions and believes, while out-groups is generalized and seen as with no/minimal amount of diversity in opinions. A result of this is that people who incite violence in the in-group is seen as a small minority of extreme voices, while same actions will define the entirety of the out-group. Non-violent behavior, say views about small government and lower taxes, can also be discarded since it does not fit the generalization.
KaiserPro 6y ago
Anything on the extreme of each "side" is by its very definition extreme. To Americans I am quite left leaning. By Uk standards I'm probably just to the right of centre. However, it _shouldn't_ matter what "side" you are on, if you're being a shit, you should be punished. However that doesn't excuse doxxing, pileons, knowingly spreading fake news. We have to accept that we live in information bubbles unless we activly seek the edges. Its perfectly possible to deliberately ignore bad/illegal behaviour if we think it perpetrated by "our" side. For example in the US, the majority of the "right" are sympathetic with the "insurrection" but don't like the rioting and looting. However they are not going to speak out because the people doing it are "one of our own" In the same way that those who align more with the BLM movement will not publicly condemn the rioting and looting that happened in the summer, because it happened by "their side". Rioting and looting is wrong, and more often than not causes more pain to the people the rioters are supposedly trying to stand up for. But, I have empathy for those who are rioting, its fucking fun, thrilling ans intoxicating
lawnchair_larry 6y ago
> The thing is, Facebook is banning people who incite violence, share proven false narratives, and espouse extreme racism The thing is, no, they’re not, and only someone not paying any attention could repeat this false claim.

belorn 6y ago

One of the more significant finding when dealing with conflicts between groups is the out-group homogeneity effect. The in-group is perceived as individuals with a diverse range of opinions and believes, while out-groups is generalized and seen as with no/minimal amount of diversity in opinions. A result of this is that people who incite violence in the in-group is seen as a small minority of extreme voices, while same actions will define the entirety of the out-group. Non-violent behavior, say views about small government and lower taxes, can also be discarded since it does not fit the generalization.

KaiserPro 6y ago

Anything on the extreme of each "side" is by its very definition extreme. To Americans I am quite left leaning. By Uk standards I'm probably just to the right of centre. However, it _shouldn't_ matter what "side" you are on, if you're being a shit, you should be punished. However that doesn't excuse doxxing, pileons, knowingly spreading fake news. We have to accept that we live in information bubbles unless we activly seek the edges. Its perfectly possible to deliberately ignore bad/illegal behaviour if we think it perpetrated by "our" side. For example in the US, the majority of the "right" are sympathetic with the "insurrection" but don't like the rioting and looting. However they are not going to speak out because the people doing it are "one of our own" In the same way that those who align more with the BLM movement will not publicly condemn the rioting and looting that happened in the summer, because it happened by "their side". Rioting and looting is wrong, and more often than not causes more pain to the people the rioters are supposedly trying to stand up for. But, I have empathy for those who are rioting, its fucking fun, thrilling ans intoxicating

lawnchair_larry 6y ago

> The thing is, Facebook is banning people who incite violence, share proven false narratives, and espouse extreme racism The thing is, no, they’re not, and only someone not paying any attention could repeat this false claim.