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0 pointsfrancisofascii3y ago0 comments

> an idea that puts forward genocide as acceptable form of action should never be allowed under "free speech"

See I have a problem with the word "never". How about "rarely" or at least "once". A terrible idea should be given an audience once. Let it it be quickly refuted, then go back to better conversations. If someone brings it up again, point them back to the earlier discussion. That way it is established why it is a bad idea.

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themitigating3y ago

"That way it is established why it is a bad idea." Is that how most arguments on the internet end?

jat8503y ago

In practice, almost never. Internet arguments seldom result in both sides agreeing on a single outcome. Nobody is convincing anyone else of anything on the internet (most of the time).

francisofasciiOP3y ago

Sometimes. Threads are archived. Questions closed but not deleted. New questions/comments disallowed. It meets a middle ground between absolute free speech and absolute moderation.

themitigating3y ago

What I meant was people don't normally end a discussion, especially political, with one side admitting loss and agreeing that the other way right.

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0 pointsfrancisofascii3y ago0 comments

> an idea that puts forward genocide as acceptable form of action should never be allowed under "free speech"

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themitigating3y ago

"That way it is established why it is a bad idea." Is that how most arguments on the internet end?

jat8503y ago

In practice, almost never. Internet arguments seldom result in both sides agreeing on a single outcome. Nobody is convincing anyone else of anything on the internet (most of the time).

francisofasciiOP3y ago

Sometimes. Threads are archived. Questions closed but not deleted. New questions/comments disallowed. It meets a middle ground between absolute free speech and absolute moderation.

themitigating3y ago

What I meant was people don't normally end a discussion, especially political, with one side admitting loss and agreeing that the other way right.

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