Re:Facebook Bans Louis Farrakhan, Milo Yiannopoulos, InfoWar...
by kgraves on Friday May 03, 2019 @04:57AM
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Then what is enough then? Death?
Re:Facebook Bans Louis Farrakhan, Milo Yiannopoulos, InfoWar...
by maeln on Friday May 03, 2019 @05:07AM
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Hyperbole don't bring anything to the discussion.
The consequences was that he was ban from several services. There is also a defamation lawsuit against him. That is how it work in a lawful society.
And whatever happen, yes mistake happen, and yes you can apologies. But nobody is obligated to forgive you.
Re:Facebook Bans Louis Farrakhan, Milo Yiannopoulos, InfoWar...
by MockObject on Friday May 03, 2019 @11:50AM
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> The consequences was that he was ban from several services.
He made the claims in September 2014. He's being banned in May 2019. Such a gaping delay means this doesn't really qualify as a consequence.
Of course people make mistakes, and as adults, they should know that there are consequences to making mistakes. A stock trader that bets on the wrong stock has to deal with the consequences of losing money. A murderer who shows remorse must still serve their sentence.
Similarly, a conspiracy theory peddler who popularizes false accusations needs to own up to the harm they caused. Alex Jones has harmed a lot of people in very serious ways.
"I'm sorry" is not enough.