Stuff You Can't Say in Silicon Valley

Re:Stuff You Can't Say in Silicon Valley by strangecasts on Friday December 15, 2017 @11:04PM (#15937549)

But you shouldn't extend this animosity towards the people that support that candidate, and you shouldn't convince yourself that there aren't two sides to every issue, because there are.

That doesn't mean those sides are equal. Take anti-vaxxing and young-earth creationism: do they offer any truth or useful insights for policy proposals?

e: Another point: why should I not hold animosity towards hucksters who hamper efforts to slow climate change, or indirectly cause deaths from preventable diseases?

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Re:Stuff You Can't Say in Silicon Valley by BRAlNlAC on Friday December 15, 2017 @11:13PM (#15937608)

No, but those people get to have a say in our government. So in some ways yes, they are equal. If you want that to change, be a missionary and convince them, but to deny them representation is violence upon a class.

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Re:Stuff You Can't Say in Silicon Valley by strangecasts on Friday December 15, 2017 @11:38PM (#15937716)

I'm not "denying representation", I'm saying that there aren't two sides to every issue, there are ideas which have been proven false and offer no gain from discussion.

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