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Re:Pseudonyms to protect authors of controversial articles by nl on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @06:10AM (#18440132)
Because sub-segments of the population isolate themselves, and then selectively use mainstream articles to reinforce their views to the point where they promote and act on violence.

Take for example the incel communities, where they selectively quote parts of research articles to support their views, and use them to reinforce calls to violence which members of that community act on.

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Re:Pseudonyms to protect authors of controversial articles by poptrex on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @06:21AM (#18440172)
I think part of the problem is that we're not making sure everyone understands how to think critically. This is to some extent a failure of the early education system and the society around it.
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Re:Pseudonyms to protect authors of controversial articles by nl on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @04:25PM (#18445048)
I simply don’t think that’s sufficient.

Many of these people are relatively well educated. It’s the reinforcement of bad aspects of their belief system which is bad.

That’s one of the reasons I keep posting here, despite the negative reaction. People need to realise that free speech absolutitivness isn’t universally accepted.

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