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If these ideologies are both extreme and irreconcilable, why is it my ideology that has to shut itself up and let their ideology flourish? If our ideas are outl
by geofft 5y ago
If these ideologies are both extreme and irreconcilable, why is it my ideology that has to shut itself up and let their ideology flourish? If our ideas are outlandish to each other, what is the goal of conversation in the public spaces, unless one side is willing to give up their ideology? If we look at each other in disgust, why is my disgust invalid?
- antics9 5y agoI belive the point they were trying to make is that noone needs to give up their ideology. Keep it but hang out in public spaces where other or opposing ideologies are present. Even if someone does not want to change their position, they can still learn and understand why someone has an opposing or different one. There are always spaces in which nonviolent or noncoercive interaction can exist.
- JetAlone 5y agoMost people think they know they understand by now; the other side is perilously silly at best, or prefers they were dead in the worst case. And they're right so often that this heuristic is too useful not to act on. I don't blame anyone for banning or flaming anyone anymore, given that. And I admire anyone who can still have that unevenly prized nonviolent noncoercive conversation. Especially if it can actually be meaningful and not just a tired re-treading .
- stjohnswarts 5y agoWhat makes you think reddit and discord have to host your ideology if they don't agree with it?
- geofft 5y agoNothing. But my ideology is mainstream, and it is incompatible with the other one. The other ideology can have Voat. Why should they also have Reddit?