[bjt2n3904]

You are asking all the right questions... And you will never get an acceptable answer beyond "Some times you need to break a few eggs to make an omelette."

Sadly, the CoC wars were lost several years ago. The victors had the simplest tactic: projection.

"We are just against all the bad things. We are anti-racist, anti-sexist, anti-prejudice. Why aren't you on our side?"

Well, I have two things to say. First, I eagerly await your omelette. Judging by how tolerant society has become, it should be any day! And second, why be against the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea? Democracy is in the name!

[badocr]

"Do you agree with me or are you racist?"

[collegeburner]

Exactly, and the "nice" approach is talking to people gently about why what they said is "harmful" or bad. But you still have to come to the same agreement or you're bad. It's not actually tolerance its "we'll give you a pass if you come to our side".

[bjt2n3904]

This fabric is the most beautiful cloth, with the finest needlework! But it is invisible to fools (and bigots)!

[dqpb]

Except it turns out the anti-racists are racist and the anti-sexists are sexist.

[Chris2048]

> I eagerly await your omelette

what does this mean?

[blacktriangle]

There's a saying "to make an omelette you have to break a few eggs." It's a justification used by those who think they're bringing about some great positive change to justify the all the damage they caused.

For example, "In order to bring about our communist utopia, we're going to have to murder a few million people."

[blacktriangle]

I don't think the CoC wars are lost, I'm hopefully we're on the cusp of the backlash.

The first project that succeeds with a CoC of "sticks and stones may break your bones but words can never harm you." is going to be a watershed moment that can recruit the growing population who are sick and tired of the leftist mob and their thought policing.