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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
That you don't seem concerned or think this sort of thing is all 'just the way things are' speaks unkindly to your character in my opinion.
Also, the hollowest of hollow remarks, "They did it too."
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The idea is that if hateful comments on social media are bad when they're aimed at politicians, they're bad when they're aimed at all politicians. Not just women, and not just the politicians we like.
I doubt any politician in this country received more social media abuse in the last 10 years than Harper. Which isn't surprising - he was prime minister. Still, I don't recall any public outcries over how Harper was treated.
And of course, this goes beyond politicians. If you have any kind of public profile, you're going to get nasty things said to and about you in social media. The fact it's everywhere doesn't make it right, but it does raise the question of who deserves special protection or sympathy. I think we're agreed on children, but I don't see the point in singling out other groups of people. Especially when there isn't a whole lot we can do about anything short of death threats.