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If you have to puzzle out the meaning of a hashtag maybe you're not dealing with the kind of terrorist threat that should be censored.
by justin66 3y ago
If you have to puzzle out the meaning of a hashtag maybe you're not dealing with the kind of terrorist threat that should be censored.
- AnimalMuppet 3y agoI can accept that... provided it applies on all sides. It means you can't say "that's a dogwhistle" when the far right says something that is not overtly racist. (Or at least, you can't expect "that's a dogwhistle" to result in them being censored/deplatformed/whatever.)
- justin66 3y agoI'd reject the notion that a hashtag you don't understand and feel inclined to question alongside a bunch of hashtags with an obviously positive meaning is equivalent to racist dogwhistling. Given the positive context of the hashtag it seems possible "better late than never" refers to the trucks carrying aid finally rolling, the freeing of hostages, or some other positive thing. It's not strongly associated with much of anything that's trending on twitter. A person with doubts about that commenter's intent would seek out greater context in the poster's other comments, I would think.