[deno]

There’s been a lot of talk about “nazis” in the media recently. Like A TON. And I didn’t see anyone in the media actually trying to talk with them.

And yeah sure there are people that are maybe wrong and will not talk with you at all. But in my experience they are a minority. Generally people actually believe what they say they believe and they’re eager to sit down and discuss it. If you actually talk with people, more often than not their position is more nuanced than “kill all the Jews.” Isn’t that a good thing?

But every time you make even the discussion taboo you just validate their believes. Because if it’s something beyond even mere discussion then it must be something true ‘they’ don’t want you to know about. Or so it seems.

I know the Earth is not flat. Why would I avoid discussing it when truth is on my side?

[posting2fast]

> more often than not their position is more nuanced than “kill all the Jews.” Isn’t that a good thing?

Which by definition makes it a view they allow a reply to. refer to my original, now flagged comment. If they actually respond to your arguments and questions, that's not what I'm talking about, and it's more than you had the grace to offer.

[deno]

What I tried to say is that this recent trend of “no platforming” people and even earlier the idea that debating anyone somehow validates their opinion is forcing people with controversial opinions into this “screaming” position.

More to your point: people with minority views cannot “allow” for any discussion to happen. The fact that we’re not discussing their issues and rather try to make them go away is the fault of the majority.

WE make the rules and it seems everyone is more interested in labeling people than hearing what they have to say.