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Re:Perverse Downstream Consequences of Debunking by anotha1 on Monday May 10, 2021 @03:15PM (#27109661)
If you indirectly contribute to terrorizing people based on race because you provide aid and comfort to a racist, are you a terrorist?
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Re:Perverse Downstream Consequences of Debunking by dang on Monday May 10, 2021 @06:02PM (#27111418)
Could you please not post flamebait and/or unsubstantive comments to HN? It's not what this site is for, and it destroys what it is for.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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Re:Perverse Downstream Consequences of Debunking by DyslexicAtheist on Monday May 10, 2021 @03:27PM (#27109809)
I think in that case the person is a racist. I find the label and term terrorism extremely troubling as it always can be spun as "what is a terrorist in one group might be the freedom fighter to the other"

the label terrorism is usually only successful in the most homogenos and brainwashed cultures, where all complexity and nuance is stripped away. it's great for propaganda or when you need to criminalize a whole society of people.

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