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by Jiro 1388 days ago
And who gets to decide that an idea is "diametrically opposed to the freedoms of others"?

Nobody I'm confident in trusting, for sure.

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How about when the idea itself is directly calling for the opposition of the freedom of others? Fascist and racist ideas are not difficult to parse and there is generally little to no ambiguity in their interpretation. If you're not even capable of understanding the surface level reading of a proposition, then I frankly don't really care about who you trust and neither should society at large.
> Fascist and racist ideas are not difficult to parse and there is generally little to no ambiguity in their interpretation.

Interpretation by who? The things I’ve seen labeled as fascist and racist in recent years have led me to believe this is not true. But then again many of the people doing the labeling not only are quick on the trigger to make accusations of fascism and racism, but also seem to see the world in very black and white terms and seem to have little interest in things like nuance or context. I suppose all ideas become easy to parse with no ambiguity in interpretation when you have zero interest in introspection or countenancing views that differ from your own.

You do realize that we are specifically discussing ideas that are so reprehensible as to warrant being kicked off platforms, right?

Also, I'd love to see examples of the things you're talking about that are simultaneously filled with nuance and context, but also elicited an internet death penalty.