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>I am a fan of people being vocal about their beliefs, even if I don't necessarily agree with them. People should be held accountable, and I don't think anyone
by loveistheanswer 6y ago
>I am a fan of people being vocal about their beliefs, even if I don't necessarily agree with them. People should be held accountable, and I don't think anyone would find this to be unreasonable.
How can you be a fan of people being vocal about their beliefs, even when you disagree with them, while also being a fan of punishing people for being vocal about beliefs which you disagree with? (Assuming you're not a sadist)
- pm90 6y ago> while also being a fan of punishing people for being vocal about beliefs which you disagree with? (Assuming you're not a sadist) Is the difference between supporting someone's right to free speech while not being in agreement with everything they say, not clear to you?
- bpodgursky 6y agoNobody here is talking about legal "rights". But he's actively endorsing a viewpoint which attempts to silence (through social coercion) dissenting views. This is at odds with his professed support for... dissenting views.
- pm90 6y ago“People are calling out injustice rather than letting it slide” is the viewpoint he’s endorsing, which is an “attempt to silence dissenting views”? Silencing dissenting views has a very concrete meaning, which has apparently been hijacked by some people to fit their narrative of a non existent cancel culture.
- loveistheanswer 6y agoDisagreeing and punishing are two different things. One is fundamental to freedom of expression, the other is antithetical.
- pm90 6y agoChoosing to not engage with people whose viewpoints you disagree with, or confronting them about what they said, is disagreement, not punishment.
- loveistheanswer 6y agoAgreed! Censoring/banning/deplatforming and getting someone fired from their job is punishment.