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Originally Posted by GullFoss
4) That said, I'm not a fan of antagonising, belittling, bullying and shaming people with different social views. While I think the aggressive approach plays well in an echo chamber, it's counterproductive in actually furthering sustainable progress. It's not the way the battle for hearts and minds are won. And it leads to a more polarized society with less room for the polite, open discourse that actually gives people the safe space they need to reflect on and alter their pre-existing viewpoints.
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I don't understand what the "different social view" is. Is that the view that it's not okay to be gay? Do the people that espouse that still believe that it's a choice? Is being Black or Indigenous a choice? Are there players refusing to wear the warm up jerseys for those events because of religious grounds?
The whole event is around inclusion. That's it. If they refuse to participate that's their prerogative, but it's a pretty clear sign that they don't believe in inclusion. If so, they deserve to be chided. Free speech is free from government intervention, but it is not free from consequences.