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by jochung 3026 days ago
>Disturbingly sexist

Yes, I always hear this repeated breathlessly. Then I go look at that hive of scum and villainy that is the Gamer Gate sub and find:

"The Metropolitan Police's (Greater London) Orwellian definition of "hate incident" is actually terrifying"

"[Censorship] Lauren Southern talks with Sargon about her Detainment and UK Censorship"

"[Gaming] Violent video games not welcome for Olympic esports consideration"

"London Mayor warns big tech on hate speech."

"[Related Politics] The creator of the world wide web is disappointed that huge platforms "control which ideas and opinions are seen and shared"

Point me to the omnipresent hate please. They seem pretty on point about censorship and free expression.

See, you are free to believe that it's a misogynist and hateful movement all you want, but you should at least be honest with yourself about the kind of argument you are making. Namely:

"Black Lives Matters is about looting."

I assume you don't need me to tell you why that is dumb.

(And every time this gets brought up here, some dedicated flaggers come out of the woodwork)

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This is exactly why I've come to distrust the left. When I was younger, and, as Churchill would say, "had a heart", progressive causes appealed to me - who could oppose gay rights or women's rights or worker's rights? But the fact that liberals are so quick to hyperbole and so quick to dismiss any criticism - no matter how legitimate or reasonable - as prejudice, makes me suspect that deep down, they're hiding something and that they have a (not very well) hidden agenda.
You think all liberals (~30% of americans or whatever it is) have a hidden agenda?