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by joshcsimmons 1 day ago
Strange logic and strange days we live in.

Typically I just spend money on software that works the best and suits my needs.

I don't generally research the individual creating it.

We should all know less about eachother!

2 comments

It's not strange at all. For example if your money are used for political causes you don't like then you should absolutely send the money to alternatives instead.
Did run purity checks on alternatives? Because maybe you're just funneling money to larger and better PR-assisted "nazis"
That's always a possibility (like recently mullvad). But better try my luck with someone new than keep supporting someone i already don't like.
It was much easier when the CEOs didn't gleefully out themselves as white supremacists on their own corporate social media.
Destroying the public space this way results in only the rich being able to escape the constant stress, squalor, random violence. For some reason that's "progressive."

If you believe that even the non-rich, of all ethnicities, should have access to peace, beauty, and safety: you're a "white supremacist!"

I believe even the non-rich of all ethnicities should have access to peace/beauty/safety, ergo we should deport all Romani and Muslims? Sure, that makes sense -- if you're wearing white robes.
> all Romani and Muslims

Not at all. Only the ones that (1) cause constant stress, squalor or random violence, and also (2) aren't citizens of the country. The standards and expectations for immigrants should be higher than the standards for natives, not lower.

Immigration into a country should only happen as far as the native population consents to it, whether that existing population in question is muslim or romani or swedish.

Maybe you only want non-white peoples to a have a right to self-determination? I want every people to have that right. I wouldn't dream of forcing the people of Bhutan to accept against their will an unlimited number of Swedish problem immigrants. The natives of Bhutan have a right to decide for themselves how much immigration, and what kind of immigration they want.

Except DHH wants to deport citizens who don't fit his ideal, not just noncitizen lawbreakers. If you actually read his writing, it becomes pretty clear that he doesn't think nonwhites can ever become true Danes (or Brits). And Romani, at least, have been around as long as the "natives," so to label them "immigrants" is kind of funny.