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You attack the idea, not the person. If you go after the person, you are not participating in any marketplace of ideas, you're now the one committing the viole

You attack the idea, not the person. If you go after the person, you are not participating in any marketplace of ideas, you're now the one committing the violence.

vannevar 4y ago
What if instead of verbally attacking a single person, you verbally attack a group of people? Is that committing violence?
Zetice 4y ago
Isn’t that what’s happening? “The idea is repulsive so expressing it has consequences.” Seems to be about the idea to me.