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> > people who advocate for exterminating Jews and returning Black people to slavery > Literally no one does that. You are imagining things. You are obviously
by wpietri 4y ago
> > people who advocate for exterminating Jews and returning Black people to slavery
> Literally no one does that. You are imagining things.
You are obviously not a serious participant here. These people exist. They existed before the internet, and the internet has, to my great disappointment, only enabled their spread.
There's a ton you could read, but maybe start with Neiwert's "God's Country" and "Alt-America", which document the pre- and post-Internet versions of America's white supremacist movement.
> Abusive is a relative and in this context meaningless word.
That is also embarrassingly ignorant. If you'd like to learn something, maybe try Citron's "Hate Crimes in Cyberspace", Warren's "Targeted and Trolled", Jeong's "The Internet of Garbage", and Bancroft's "Why Does He Do That".
- throwawayacc2 4y agoTell me, how would you respond to a fanatical preacher telling you to go read the scriptures? Would you do it? Would you call him outright insane? Would you dismiss him and move on? Genuine question, I am honestly curious.
- wpietri 4y agoSorry, I'm not seeing the relevance to my points. Are you sure you meant to reply to me?
- throwawayacc2 4y agoYes, I am sure I meant to reply to you.
- wpietri 4y agoWell I still don't see the relevance. Unless your point is that to you I'm a fanatic and various books by academics and respected writers are the same thing as ancient religious. So either way I don't see much point in further discussion. Enjoy your day.
- throwawayacc2 4y agoYes. That was my point. There is no functional difference between you telling me “go read this and that” and a preacher saying “go read the scriptures”. The scriptures you told me to go read are irrelevant to my broader point. I am sure you believe them to be true and they very well might be. But that’s not the issue. The issue is, I believe people should be able to exist in society and take part in it regardless of what scriptures they believe in. You do not appear to share this belief. You believe people who do not share your scriptural preferences should be shunned from society. And your response to me pointing that out was to quote scripture at me. Yes wpietri, you are a religious fanatic.
- wpietri 4y agoOne of us is certainly a fanatic. But I'm pretty sure it's the guy who believes that reading facts and/or other viewpoints is some sort of scriptural threat so dangerous that he rejects them out of hand.