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Re:Ask HN: How do we stop the polarization/toxicicity fillin... by kerkeslager on Friday January 31, 2020 @04:36PM (#22206052)
I don't know on what basis you think that their cultural impact is nil.
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Re:Ask HN: How do we stop the polarization/toxicicity fillin... by JulianMorrison on Friday January 31, 2020 @04:44PM (#22206133)
Because they're left in a situation where the only people they're able to talk to are already-committed Nazis.

Some of those have indirect diffusion paths back out into the mainstream culture. But the direct ones are blockaded.

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Re:Ask HN: How do we stop the polarization/toxicicity fillin... by kerkeslager on Friday January 31, 2020 @04:59PM (#22206304)
Is the voting booth not direct enough for you?
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