[bobzimuta]

The best, recent example I have is Nick Fuentes. I'd only read from journo pieces making vague accusations (referencing other journo pieces) that he's a white nationalist, or seen clips of him trolling CPAC, so I've always been curious what he's actually about.

Seeing a mainstream interview with Louis Theroux and debate livestream with Destiny quickly outs him as a white nationalist with an incoherent worldview.

If the only way to hear his ideas, directly from his mouth, are on his platform in a dark corner of the internet you're only going to get his one-sided propaganda.

[krainboltgreene]

I love that your conclusion is the only way to determine if someone is a nazi is if you've personally see that nazi platformed. Can't figure it out from the numerous things they've been quoted as saying, they gotta get in front of 5k people first.

[bobzimuta]

> I'd only read from journo pieces making vague accusations (referencing other journo pieces)

Do I just take journos word for it? Hell no.

[krainboltgreene]

So how do you know historical events happened? Things you can't observe anymore? Are there any major atrocities in the past you'd like to deny real quick?

[bobzimuta]

> So how do you know historical events happened?

I go to the Smithsonian archives and read the source material in Latin

Anyway, back to the point. I whole heartedly believe that exposing someone like Nick Fuentes on a livestream is a net positive that turns more people away from him than gains him followers.

It's a cynical person who thinks platforming bad ideas will make them spread. Sunlight.. disinfectant...

[krainboltgreene]

> I go to the Smithsonian archives and read the source material in Latin

pft you take those people at their word? hell no

> Sunlight.. disinfectant...

Go ahead, name a case where this happened.