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Re:One Google Staffer Fired, Two Others Put on Leave Amid Te... by DagAgren on Monday November 18, 2019 @07:21AM (#21563712)
No, I am arguing that everyone can and should do all they can to condemn hatred. That regular people should make sure there are consequences for being a hateful bigot. And that people should not get tricked by "both-sides" bullshit, or empty appeals to "freedom of speech".

Don't be friends with a racist. Make sure they understand their views are not acceptable. Do your part today.

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Re:One Google Staffer Fired, Two Others Put on Leave Amid Te... by depressedpanda on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @05:46AM (#21571921)
That does not at all seem like the constructive thing to do. Generally speaking, ostracizing groups of people for their beliefs leads to further polarization, and more extreme views.

In my experience, people are seldom racist for the sake of being hateful. Rather than applying an arbitrary label to someone so that you can lazily dismiss them as evil (which is just as bigoted as the bigotry you claim to oppose), it's better to find the underlying cause of the apparent racism, and addressing that concretely instead.

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Re:One Google Staffer Fired, Two Others Put on Leave Amid Te... by DagAgren on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @07:55AM (#21583449)
Why are you assuming that one excludes the other?
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