Re:Reddit has quarantined /r/The_Donald
by DaniloDias on Thursday June 27, 2019 @12:47PM
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>>Nobody here is even saying that the_donald subreddit represents all of Trump supporters.
So why are you playing that card?
Because of the following comments: >>“On the contrary. Deplatforming fascism works[1]. This removes a small number of tools that they use to recruit. It is step in the right direction.”
I regret engaging in this discussion. I guess it’s time to give up on trying to understand each other’s point of view, because disagreement is currently seen as a personal attack on HN.
Re:Reddit has quarantined /r/The_Donald
by AnimalMuppet on Wednesday June 26, 2019 @07:08PM
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Literally the next comment (at the time I read this, by asdfgasd) literally begins with "Trump supporters are fascists". It's flagged and dead, but it's there (if you have showdead turned on).
asdfgasd is not the GP, who the commenter before me is propping up a straw man against and attacking. They commenter before me is the one talking about all of trump supporters being facist before asdfgasd even commented, so how is what you are saying relevant?
Re:Reddit has quarantined /r/The_Donald
by AnimalMuppet on Wednesday June 26, 2019 @07:55PM
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You said "Nobody here is saying trump supporters are fascists." I supplied a counterexample. That's how it's relevant.
- Nobody here is saying trump supporters are fascists.
- Nobody here is even saying that the_donald subreddit represents all of Trump supporters.
So why are you playing that card?
GP is talking about the effectiveness of the deplatforming of hate speech in context to a subreddit that has been reported as inciting violence. The same subreddit that supported the Charlottesville Unite the Right rally that resulted in a Neo-Nazi murdering Heather Heyer.
Whether or not you think that extends to all Trump supporters, and are disappointed by that, is your own inference. Don't attack GP because of it though.