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A comment on The Efficacy of Reddit’s 2015 Ban Examined Through Hate Speech [pdf]. Parent comment

Re:The Efficacy of Reddit’s 2015 Ban Examined Through Hate S... by angersock on Monday September 11, 2017 @03:36PM (#15221573)
> I'd argue that the best outcome for the human race would be a culture that purges all racist and other arbitrarily prejudiced mindsets that judge entire populations on untenable grounds (race, gender, etc).

Phrasing. You can't just come out and say purging--you have to dress it up a little more.

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Re:The Efficacy of Reddit’s 2015 Ban Examined Through Hate S... by rsynnott on Monday September 11, 2017 @04:29PM (#15222006)
The term is often used for non-violent action. For instance, it'd be reasonable to say that the US democrats purged their racist 'dixiecrat' faction; it took a while, but they have been eliminated.
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