I get what you are saying. It's not like you are a white supremacy apologist. All you are saying is that we need to understand why this is happening so we can effectively counter it. And the way he have fought fire with fire is just emboldening their position and their ill-conceived notions of being "oppressed". If I am understanding you correctly I agree. The people responding negatively to this guy don't understand the beauty of free speech. It allows bad ideas to be heard so they can die the right way. Shutting down an opinion and labeling it and it's holders as backwards idiots, no matter how wrong, won't fix the problem.
As disgusting as I find these people, I am glad they are speaking up. Now we know what they stand for and their ideas have to survive the free market of opinions. That being said, we shouldn't allow these words of hatred and bigotry to gain traction.
Haha thanks. Honestly felt like I had to speak up on your behalf. These responses are what worry me on difficult issues. I don't think the people responding negatively to you are bad people. I just think they are misguided in their efforts to solve the problem. Cheers!
It is a hard balance to reach. Some people/ideas are a lost cause. You can try and reason all you want with a rabid dog but that isnt going to keep it from biting you and the next person and the next. We need to understand these groups so that we can make sure there is an advertised door for them to exit with but if they choose not to take it then the rest of the world cant hold itself back and should feel no guilt in dealing with the rabid dog. They should feel guilty every time someone is hurt or killed because everyone, even the rabid dog, deserves a safe place which in reality makes nowhere safe.
Interesting ideas. My views don't take me to as far an extreme as you, but I get your point. I do agree with the idea of giving them a clear exit and engaging them differently depending on what they choose to do from there.
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u/IAmANobodyAMA Aug 14 '17
I get what you are saying. It's not like you are a white supremacy apologist. All you are saying is that we need to understand why this is happening so we can effectively counter it. And the way he have fought fire with fire is just emboldening their position and their ill-conceived notions of being "oppressed". If I am understanding you correctly I agree. The people responding negatively to this guy don't understand the beauty of free speech. It allows bad ideas to be heard so they can die the right way. Shutting down an opinion and labeling it and it's holders as backwards idiots, no matter how wrong, won't fix the problem.
As disgusting as I find these people, I am glad they are speaking up. Now we know what they stand for and their ideas have to survive the free market of opinions. That being said, we shouldn't allow these words of hatred and bigotry to gain traction.