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by csours 2167 days ago
Examples of coordinated liberal messaging based on hate and fear that has had a large impact on social discourse.

Note: Safe spaces, affirmative action, etc do not apply for me personally. While they have at times gone off the rails, they are based on inclusiveness, not hate and fear.
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banads 2167 days ago
How many examples would it take to convince you?

And do you think it's possible for humans to claim they are driven by altruistic, while actually being primarily hateful, deceitful, divisive, and destructive?

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csours 2167 days ago
> How many examples would it take to convince you?

Hundreds, at least. It's been a consistent conservative tactic for decades, to the point where it is unremarkable. Unremarkable does not mean acceptable. See also Trump's lies. Trump lies so often that it's not worth noting each instance.

> And do you think it's possible for humans to claim they are being altruistic or inclusive, while actually being primarily hateful, deceitful, and destructive?

Sure, and it's also possible to sea lion a discussion while claiming to be reasonable. http://wondermark.com/1k62/

I judge that based on outcome and intent.

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banads 2167 days ago
As a thought experiment: are there any examples that you can personally think of where self proclaimed liberals used hate and fear to shape public discourse?
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SpicyLemonZest 2167 days ago
I would characterize the current liberal consensus on race issues to be something like:

* There's no activity that's safe from racism. Whether you're participating in a hobby, doing your job, or just hanging out with friends, you've gotta keep yourself worried that there might be racism hiding in the corner.

* Racism is almost never benign. If you notice even mild racism, you'd better confront it, because it might be a cover for virulent racists who want to hurt you.

Do you think that's unfair?

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