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by proveanegative 4110 days ago
On the other hand, I wonder if this opens the door for more radical opinions on the opposite side. If those who deviate from the socially enforced norm expect (whether correctly or not) for their views to be condemned anyway the marginal social cost of holding more extreme views is lessened.
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If I am gonna be labeled uneducated, fatphobic, racist, misogynistic, overpriviled white mansplainer, supporting rape culture why bother with discussion instead of just saying the most inflammatory thing possible hoping to give the other side a stroke ...

Disclaimer - I love teasing both ultra conservatives, ultra religious, and radical feminists to blood ... I do not discriminate against any group - if you are fanatic, you deserve to be mocked and provoked.

This is exactly what I do, I'm surprised I'm not alone.

I respond to intelligence with intelligence and to stupidity with stupidity.