Reddit bans subreddit group “r/DonaldTrump”

Re:Reddit bans subreddit group “r/DonaldTrump” by lldbg on Friday January 08, 2021 @02:23PM (#25688984)

There was this blogpost a while back which I can't seem to find, suggesting that the division is between:

* people who view democracy as a set of values, and if you do not share those values then you are against democracy.

* people who view democracy as the democratic principles (voting, representation, freedom of assembly, and so on)...

In my world (I belong to the second group) democracy is freedom of speech, the exchange of ideas, and coming face to face with values and opinions that you do not agree with (in fact you may find them abhorrent), and thinking that that's the whole point.

I found it an enlightening take on the situation, and thought that I'd share it here.

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Re:Reddit bans subreddit group “r/DonaldTrump” by StanislavPetrov on Friday January 08, 2021 @10:22PM (#25696184)

I agree with your position with one caveat. The people in the former category view democracy not merely as a set of values, but as a set of -their- values. If you do not share their values, then you are against democracy. Ironically this is diametrically opposed to the core concept of democracy - its much more like theology. Adopt their dogma, conform to their orthodoxy, or you are an infidel.

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