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lurrr
6y ago
Plenty of good ones already, I'll just leave my favorite. https://eli.thegreenplace.net/
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lurrr
9y ago
This is the exact reason why pure democracies do not exist. What we have instead is a representative democracy.
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lurrr
9y ago
Absolutely. I was trying to say that silencing someone just because they have an opinion which you disagree with is not they way to approach things.
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lurrr
9y ago
There is a difference between political correctness and culture. Political correctness is just a fancy way of saying: "You can't say that because <I> find it offensive!". The mob isn't the problem, letting them run
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lurrr
9y ago
> Political opinions aren't somehow exempt from the judgement by others I agree. Nothing and no one is exempt from judgement or criticism. This is exactly what some people seem to refuse to understand. > Opinions, and speech, hav
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lurrr
9y ago
People have always felt threatened by world views different from their own, our history shows exactly that. Being constrained by the communication medium is not an excuse, consuming "bad" content is not an excuse, nor is it the pr
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lurrr
9y ago
I will probably be down-voted to hell for this, but here's my 2c. This is the result of a PC culture. It has made it impossible to have an open and honest discussion about anything. It is easier to just label someone a racist, sexist,
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lurrr
9y ago
I'm actually surprised no one mentioned these two Eli Bendersky http://eli.thegreenplace.net/ Jeff Preshing http://preshing.com/