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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Reframing his contributions as just “sticking to his guns” and suggesting the reaction to them is the result of rampant groupthink is pretty ignorant as well though, so you have to ask yourself if you personally can really say with any accuracy where the line between intelligent & progressive/ignorant & regressive is.
I no longer have time for the poster due to his history of comments insulting and mocking gay people, people of colour, and poor people (especially if he thinks or knows you’re one of the mentioned). It’s great he just posts tweets now, but pretending he’s the victim and there’s no element of “reap what you sow” involved here is really kind of ####ty to me.
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I haven't seen any of that. I am not saying it doesn't exist either.
But what does anyone possibly gain by not at least engaging in a conversation and trying to understand where he is coming from.
Writing people off because we don't agree with them, possibly because they lack education or life experience, doesn't help our community. It only further divides it.
Maybe these conversations have happened and I have missed them. I am willing to admit I might be wrong here.
But the rhetoric that flies around here at times is toxic and doesn't help anyone and definitely doesn't foster healthy conversations. The word Nazi and fascist gets thrown around in here like candy. Sometimes I wonder if the people using the terms even understand them.
If he truly was posting vile hate speech or derogatory comments, would he not have been banned by now?