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Thank you for your question. It is another nice illustration of my main point. I disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it.

Thank you for your question. It is another nice illustration of my main point. I disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it. That was said in 1750s. My “living experience” of growing up in a totalitarian society tells me that it is not only true, but vital - vital for having a free and prosperous society. American Fathers agreed with Voltaire. But my feeling (which I do not like) is that an easily observable slice of native Americans have forgotten what exactly makes their country so nice to live in. “The lubricant oil is stinky and greasy - let’s get rid of it, car rides will be much more pleasant”. Let me ask you a question in my turn. Why presence of racists on Gab bothers you so? No one forces you to read them or talk with them.

phendrenad2 4y ago
Unfortunately your "main point" misses the reality of the world. > Why presence of racists on Gab bothers you so? No one forces you to read them or talk with them Glad you asked. The presence of racists on Gab makes me unwilling to be "guilty by association" (in the eyes of others) for being on the same site as them. Simple as that. This is a reality in the world, and until you find a way to stop people from instinctively applying the "guilty by association" principle, I'm unwilling to be on the same site as Nazis. Sorry.
RavingGoat 4y ago
But Gab's purpose is racist speech so why go there? They don't allow free speech because if you go there to argue with the racists they ban you. In fact, Gab has even more censorship than Twitter.
- hooverd 4y ago
  It's a parallel Christian society away from the current Judeo-Bolshevik one. Of course going there to argue with them infringes on their free speech.
RunSet 4y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance
hooverd 4y ago
Why does the presence of Jews bother Andrew Torba so much?

phendrenad2 4y ago

Unfortunately your "main point" misses the reality of the world. > Why presence of racists on Gab bothers you so? No one forces you to read them or talk with them Glad you asked. The presence of racists on Gab makes me unwilling to be "guilty by association" (in the eyes of others) for being on the same site as them. Simple as that. This is a reality in the world, and until you find a way to stop people from instinctively applying the "guilty by association" principle, I'm unwilling to be on the same site as Nazis. Sorry.

RavingGoat 4y ago

But Gab's purpose is racist speech so why go there? They don't allow free speech because if you go there to argue with the racists they ban you. In fact, Gab has even more censorship than Twitter.

hooverd 4y ago
It's a parallel Christian society away from the current Judeo-Bolshevik one. Of course going there to argue with them infringes on their free speech.

RunSet 4y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance

hooverd 4y ago

Why does the presence of Jews bother Andrew Torba so much?