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Re:WeWTF by tfha on Saturday August 17, 2019 @10:48PM (#20727921)
Absolutely not. Political correctness is a term for completely suffocating certain lines of thought such as stereotyping and certain methods for expressing outrage. PC culture is highly alienating to many Americans and is one of the reasons that Trump was so successful in 2016.
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Re:WeWTF by TylerE on Saturday August 17, 2019 @11:30PM (#20728064)
Would it be wrong to suggest that bigots and racists deserve to be alienated?
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Re:WeWTF by NibsNiven on Sunday August 18, 2019 @12:58AM (#20728327)
Would it be wrong to imply that if you're non-PC you're a racist and/or bigot?
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Re:WeWTF by arcticbull on Sunday August 18, 2019 @01:15PM (#20731476)
I don’t think that’s what they were saying. I think they were saying that people with distasteful positions need not receive the same platform as those who dont.

The fact is that while everyone is entitled to speak freely Nobody is entitled to a platform. You have to earn your platform. You earn it through the way in which you present your ideas, which is particularly true for challenging ideas.

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