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Re:Most violence in the world is motivated by moral sentiments by oxide on Friday December 11, 2015 @01:21AM (#10715704)
what you are condoning is not politely asking, as if that ever got anything accomplished in this world. polite requests can be politely ignored.

you are condoning bullying. bullying is threatening and demeaning in a way a shirt can only hope to one day accomplish, for the record.

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Re:Most violence in the world is motivated by moral sentiments by kaonashi on Friday December 11, 2015 @10:58AM (#10717811)
Threatened with what? Severe disappointment?
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Re:Most violence in the world is motivated by moral sentiments by stcredzero on Friday December 11, 2015 @12:06PM (#10718224)
Being excluded from a group is a pretty severe penalty, emotionally. Our instincts associate group membership with survival. Membership in groups can have significant impacts on the quality and status of contacts.

If wearing a t-shirt once can make others feel uncomfortable and not included, and this situation is wrong, then it is also wrong to permanently or too severely sanction the t-shirt wearer. Such a situation should be discussed calmly and resolved.

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