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Re:How Silicon Valley Treats a Trump Backer: Peter Thiel by vnchr on Thursday October 20, 2016 @02:21AM (#12750086)
Then it is our privilege and responsibility as free-thinking individuals to make that judgment.

It's possible to respectfully and courteously disagree with even the most heinous beliefs. Characterization that prevents discourse is a danger to both the sides.

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Re:How Silicon Valley Treats a Trump Backer: Peter Thiel by thesimpsons1022 on Thursday October 20, 2016 @03:06AM (#12750252)
isn't vilifying and characterization just as much of free speech as the original idea? if you vilify an ethnic group and I vilify you, why is your speech supposed to be protected while mine isn't. respect isn't a given.
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