Re:Terminating Service for 8Chan
by bart_spoon on Monday August 05, 2019 @08:33AM
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Surely there is a name for this kind of logical fallacy? That a country is flawed because of "X" means that they can't be correct about "Y"? It also assumes a homogeneity among the population about all of those issues, which clearly isn't the case.
Re:Terminating Service for 8Chan
by king_magic on Monday August 05, 2019 @07:21AM
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So let’s open the floodgates because some things are wrong in the world? Nah, no thanks.
No, "let's fix the way worse systemic things helping breed, nurture, and arm wackos, and then you can decide about them posting on some board".
Re:Terminating Service for 8Chan
by king_magic on Monday August 05, 2019 @07:28AM
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We’re doing a bang-up job of fixing those “way worse systemic things”. How’s that working out?
I guess that's sarcasm, since I don't see anybody doing any kind of job (much less a bang-up one) of fixing those "way worse systemic things".
In light of this, worse than band-aids like "let's close the internet forums they frequent" is the new blaming heavy metal and computer games for mass shootings...
The United States is not homogeneous, and the current government does not reflect the will of 100% of the people.
It is entirely possible for one fraction of the population to be concerned about spreading extremism while another fraction does as you describe.
If you assume that the people of a nation stand in line behind those in charge, you will be continually surprised.
Yeah, a state that is constantly in war(s), paints the target countries du jour as the enemy building racism against their citizens, tolerates torture and police shootings (letting officers that do that shit free), and is obsessed with violence and gun ownership, suddenly is worried about "spreading extremism".