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What's actually happening: society is justifiably deciding that some things that used to pass without notice, because people were very racist or sexist or homop
by JulianMorrison 6y ago
What's actually happening: society is justifiably deciding that some things that used to pass without notice, because people were very racist or sexist or homophobic or whatever, are now recognisably and irreparably awful. And we should probably stop doing them because they are hurting people. Both directly, by being the constant micro-aggression wallpaper of marginalised lives, and indirectly, by sustaining a cultural environment that comforts bigots in their bigotry.
I don't expect HN to understand this. But it is fundamentally different from the various tirades of the Moral Majority and friends. This is not an attempt to impose a religious set of restraints. This is an attempt to make the world kinder and less awful. And it is a good thing.
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- asphaltycode 6y ago> society No. It’s an ideology of the elites.
- imstate 6y agoWho decides what is ok and what isn't? In a free society people are allowed to express views, even if it offends someone. I really don't expect the woke communists to accept a free society though.
- AnimalMuppet 6y ago> I don't expect HN to understand this. But it is fundamentally different from the various tirades of the Moral Majority and friends. This is not an attempt to impose a religious set of restraints. This is an attempt to make the world kinder and less awful. And it is a good thing. But the Moral Majority was also an attempt to make the world kinder and less awful. They just had different definitions of "kinder" and "awful" than you do. If you don't like having it done to you (or viewpoints you like), then don't do it to others.