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A comment on Facebook to ban white nationalist content. Parent comment

Re:Facebook to ban white nationalist content by patentatt on Friday March 29, 2019 @11:00AM (#19522271)
Is it trying to control others’ viewpoints to say that the KKK is a racist, white supremacist group? I thought we’re all in the marketplace of ideas here. You are literally telling me what to think, which is what your original comment purported to be against.
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Re:Facebook to ban white nationalist content by asabjorn on Friday March 29, 2019 @12:51PM (#19523324)
Show me one example of a white nationalist action by Jordan Peterson or Ben Shapiro, and I’ll be right there beside you fighting it. It’s on you to justify your claim.

Marketplace of ideas is not about throwing out unfounded claims and with a high likelihood have others treat them like a proposition founded in truth seeking. Rather it will be treated as the bullshit it most likely is unless you supply evidence to the claim.

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