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Old 03-11-2016, 09:08 AM   #522
CliffFletcher
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada View Post
I think its more a problem with social media. In the old days a person could only say stupid things in his/her own inner circle. Now they can make fools of themselves in front of everyone on the internet.
Actually, the problem is that even when someone says something stupid on social media, a distressingly large number of people will back them out of dogmatic partisanship. If someone criticizes the stupid comment in a way that could be interpreted as expressing support for the other side, defenders will come out of the woodwork to denounce the criticism as just the kind of thing an XYZ would say. Content and discernment become irrelevant, and all we're left with is endless battles over dogma.

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Originally Posted by heep223 View Post
Because one random person on Twitter said that being fat is healthy? Ok man.....

I'm sure 99% of people would agree that being obese is not good for your health.
And yet two of the first people to respond to the Twitter comment came out in support of it.
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