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Originally Posted by rogermexico
Can all of you please knock it off and go argue in the off topic or, I don't know, go to Reddit or something? Fight in direct messages? What on earth are any of you trying to accomplish?
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The point of standing up to bigots is to let the people that they are targeting see that they are not alone. When hate is met with silence it makes the targets of the hate feel like those opinions are accepted by everyone.
I have personally heard from people targeted by these monsters that seeing that there are people on their side has been the difference that saved them from suicide. Using your voice to disagree with hate makes a big difference.
As for the person spewing the hate, I have no idea what their angle is. Being that it has all just been the same tired old cut and paste bigot talking points, I have my doubts they know either. That they cannot seem to cope with how people are seeing right through their transparent "think of the children, just asking questions" routine, also supports my theory that they are mindlessly repeating propaganda.