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Re:Mandated diversity statement drives Jonathan Haidt to qui... by logifail on Sunday October 02, 2022 @12:38PM (#33057547)
> It's not a problem if someone with a big audience advocates for and does not use rational arguments, as long as that thing is relatively harmless. (Let's say Bono advocates for peace [..]

Q: Who gets to define "relatively harmless"?

"Advocating for peace" sounds pretty harmless, yet if you dare to mention any specifics - at least this year - it seems supporting it is deemed anything but harmless. Before my time, but seems the same applied in 1964 – 1973.

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Re:Mandated diversity statement drives Jonathan Haidt to qui... by pas on Sunday October 02, 2022 @01:27PM (#33058103)
Descriptively history, normatively society through whatever mechanisms it comes up with. (Eg. in the US it's done through an "by default everything is allowed, and SCOTUS can make exceptions" mechanism.)

I don't think there's anything wrong with advocating for peace, from a free speech aspect, especially if someone is sincere. (Even if someone is completely brainwashed by whatever propaganda. And even if peace itself is a super meaningless term. After all wouldn't a totalitarian world government bring peace? Etc, etc.)

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Re:Mandated diversity statement drives Jonathan Haidt to qui... by lkrubner on Sunday October 02, 2022 @01:10PM (#33057916)
> Q: Who gets to define "relatively harmless"?

Each of us defines this for ourselves, using our own moral compass.

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Re:Mandated diversity statement drives Jonathan Haidt to qui... by lkrubner on Sunday October 02, 2022 @05:26PM (#33060447)
"GloboHomo" makes clear what your agenda is.
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