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>And if you aren't one of "us", then you're probably one of "them". And therefore maybe even just mentioning the word becomes morally akin to actually using it.
by abandonliberty 6y ago
>And if you aren't one of "us", then you're probably one of "them". And therefore maybe even just mentioning the word becomes morally akin to actually using it.
I've lost my once closest friend to this. I'm not current on the rapidly changing landscape of acceptable left expression, and apparently the far-right is able to taint any word they choose. The moment they use it, they own it.
We may agree on 70% of issues, but they've become so accustomed to their echo chamber that anyone with who speaks differently, let alone has a few different ideas, causes them emotional distress. They must be from the other side. They must be arguing in bad faith. Our beliefs are the best and everyone else is ignorant.
It's a cancer. As destructive as the attempted insurrection was, these types of people cause far more damage by alienating vast swaths of voter population with their petulance. They then turn their lenses against their elected representatives, offices teetering on the edge of a knife, demanding more and criticizing inaction.
These are destructive extremists with no end of people to blame, chastise, and criticize - except themselves.
- hnick 6y ago> apparently the far-right is able to taint any word they choose Oh yes I hate this. I saw a long argument either here or on Reddit where someone made the tired old "something #2: electric boogaloo" joke as has been done for many years but it set off an alarm because some cosplay commandos used that phrase themselves for an operation so it's forever off limits. It's one of many similar cases. How weak it is to just give up ground like that.
- hn8788 6y agoAnother example is the number 88. God forbid you or someone you know was born in 1988 so you use it as part of your username because it's easy to remember. I've been accused of being a neo-nazi here and on reddit because my wife was born in 1988, so I normally use it in my username.
- fglar 6y agoIf the right people at Google hear about the 8.8.8.8 DNS server, it will be debated for months. Thousands of billable hours for the ideologues.
- inglor_cz 6y ago"Did you know that literally double Hitler, or possibly Hitler squared, is working for Google?"
- ravel-bar-foo 6y agoGod have mercy on those born January 4th, 1988.
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- inglor_cz 6y ago"but they've become so accustomed to their echo chamber that anyone with who speaks differently" This is one of the tragedies of English being a global language. Even the weirdest creeds can accumulate enough believers to create an echo chamber that grows beyond personal Dunbar number and envelopes the user completely. Only about 11 million people speak my language and creating a perfect echo chamber is harder. Instead of 200 users, a particular set of viewpoints may only attract eight or so. But eight is a weak group and its members are constantly forced to interact with the rest of the world.
- jariel 6y agoYou're blaming the bad faith actions of the 'far right' on a thread about the bad faith arguments of the 'far left'? I am empathetic: I have insane family members who believe Trump is God, and anyone who questions that is a Communist!. But that inanity is easy for us to recognize - the harder part is to see it among those we would otherwise respect, like the NYT.