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Re:Social Cooling (2017) by runarberg on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @11:53AM (#24640062)
> But you're making yourself the arbiter of what can and cannot be debated.

No I’m not. I’m saying there are topics which are disenfranchising which may offend or threaten a person. If I am offended by such speech (either personally or through a friend or family member) I may react appropriately. My goal may certainly be to silence this speech, but that does not make me an arbitrator does it?

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Re:Social Cooling (2017) by runarberg on Thursday October 01, 2020 @11:23AM (#24651944)
You misunderstand (or perhaps I am the one that misunderstands). I don’t have the authority to silence speech I find offensive or hurtful. I can only speak out and hope the other person takes the hint. That’s not really how arbitration works is it? (unless I’m misunderstanding what an arbiter is).