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Re:How Silicon Valley destroyed Parler by strangattractor on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @01:48AM (#25759011)
Thought experiment: Let us say that Anthony Fauci, well respected Dr., had a brain tumor and suddenly started telling people during a live TV interview to do something stupid and dangerous like drink bleach or expose their lungs to intense UV. Stuff so dangerous and stupid that only an idiot would think of it..

Should the broadcaster cut him off? I say YES!

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Re:How Silicon Valley destroyed Parler by humanrebar on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @03:31AM (#25759590)
If he's sick, you do not broadcast his mental illness out of decency and respect. That's not the interesting thought experiment. The interesting one is broadcasting true believers in their right minds.

In those cases, you make the best argument possible to refute that drinking bleach us harmful... which honestly isn't that hard to make. The hard part is building up a reputation as being someone respectable and respectful enough to deserve attention. I think that silencing of sincerely held beliefs undermines efforts to actually persuade, inform, and make progress (and peace!).

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Re:How Silicon Valley destroyed Parler by strangattractor on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @05:24PM (#25768796)
Lot of good that does innocent children fed bleach by their parents. If you don't think stuff like that happens you are naive. https://www.pharmacypracticenews.com/Covid-19/Article/03-20/...
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