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> I don't think they're particularly bothered; No, they are. They complain about censorship all the time. They made an entire strategy because of their annoya
by ParetoOptimal 4y ago
> I don't think they're particularly bothered;
No, they are. They complain about censorship all the time.
They made an entire strategy because of their annoyance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_strategy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_strategy
> they espouse their rhetoric either way.
Yes, but then they get fired and complain
> The real problem isn't I called my coworker the N-word, it's that '"Forbidden-Word” Lists Are a Symptom of Administrative Bloat.
Without the list to point to, they may not be fired. Less repercussions to bad actions, mean they feel more free to spew their racist rhetoric.
> I haven't seen the changing of the language in the past 40 years to be particularly effective at stemming their racism or their ability to persuade.
See the usage of "boy" when referring to Black men diminishing over the years because it became less acceptable.
> If you watched Hitler's speeches and heard him say that Jews are dirty enough times
If you are a 12 year old in school learning about the holocaust, the anti-wokeness educators are neutrally presenting hitler, and you don't personally know any Jews... you don't have effective tools in your environment to hedge against making that association.