NYT reporter falsely accuses tech investor of using a slur

Re:NYT reporter falsely accuses tech investor of using a slur by betwixthewires on Monday February 08, 2021 @05:07PM (#26070867)

My point, well I have more than one really, they are 1) if these evil mobs are really any semblance of a threat, pointing at them every time a blue check decides to go after ideological opponents desensitizes us to it, and 2) the only prominent examples of what you're saying exists and is a danger are perpetrated by the people reminding us of this ever present danger.

You can't defend baseless attacks against things like WSB by reminding us that a real mob of scumbags exist and then expect others to disassociate the two. When an article is written attacking someone that is legitimately going after the evil people on the internet, your point may very well be valid, but in this case it is not. If you want these two scenarios disassociated from one another, perhaps don't associate them with one another.

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Re:NYT reporter falsely accuses tech investor of using a slur by Spivak on Monday February 08, 2021 @05:22PM (#26071056)

No that's fine, I think we're actually in agreement. I want also want the two disassociated! It just seems like whenever deplatforming comes up like this people's gut reaction is to say that its bad in absolute terms and that getting rid of the very worst who do real harm is the same as silencing political views you don't like. I absolutely do not want to give off the impression that I approve of the WSB scaremongering. They're a vulgar bunch but it's all in good fun and self deprecation.

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Re:NYT reporter falsely accuses tech investor of using a slur by DenisM on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @03:28AM (#26075126)

Lynch mob is wrong, even if it hangs the right man on occasion.

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