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wait, patriots.win isn't extremist but r/funny is?
by dtjb 5y ago
wait, patriots.win isn't extremist but r/funny is?
- hunterb123 5y agoextremist != extreme extreme is used to denote it's a far swing in the spectrum, extremist alludes to terrorism.
- shkkmo 5y agoWhile "extremist" might have connatations of violence/terrorism, those connotations are not inherent in the meaning of the word. I would argue that it behooves us to push back against such a connotation because it really only serves to delegitimize people who don't have mainstream beliefs by implying that they intend violence without having to justify an actually disprovable statement.
- hunterb123 5y agoSure. I don't like the word, most of my argument is infact arguing against the use of the word "extremist". I only used it once in response and I used "extreme" elsewhere which is fine to use when denoting where they are in the spectrum of the political ideology.
- shkkmo 5y agoYou explicitly upgraded the terrorism connotation to being part of the meaning by using it to draw a distinction between the two words categorical referents. Instead I think you should have directly questioned whether the connotation of violence was part of the point you were responding to.
- hunterb123 5y agoOkay so would you like the criteria for all site's users to be a "connotation of violence" to meet the extremist threshold? That is even looser than wishing death and would cover many more communities. Let's clear things up by a simple question: How do you define "extremist"?
- shkkmo 5y agoAn extremist is one who holds extreme views. I'm not really sure what you mean by: > Okay so would you like the criteria for all site's users to be a "connotation of violence" to meet the extremist threshold?